PEACEFUL CITY OF SOKOTO

The last time I was in Sokoto was before the coming back of the 1999 democracy, when I went to Usmanu Dan fodio university, hoping to secure an admission field to study Law. I was unfortunate then not get the admission because of some deficiency, that was the last time I was in the city.

My recent visit was greeted with so many changes which I must confess it was brought via the ample dividend of democracy, when people fulfill there yearnings by electing the people of there choice in to the political office so that the said elected persons will endeavors to make the promise realistic and attainable to bring sustainability and economic stability. Sokoto is blissfully lucky this time around to have her two illustrious sons as Democratically elected chief executives, thereby ripen the dividend as it is suppose to be.

I am much astonish to see the wide tremendous change in the city, many road were excavated and some interceptor flyover bridges were build to easen traffic flow within the city, it is amazing so far.

My three days in sokoto is like a pilgrimage in the holy city, because the city was full of visitors from all over Nigeria, just to pay homage to the spoulchre   of the most famous man of the 19th century, Sheik Usmanu Ibn  Fodio (RTA). Shehu as widely address was historically known to be the 'MUJADDID' who fought to strengthened the religion of Islam in the western Sudan which is now many part of Nigeria and Niger Republic, his contributions to Islam make it important which revived the lost actual rituals and cleans it from all the soothsaying and other concocted aliens to Islam, Shehu did a strong and important work, may his soul rest in perfect peace.

Sokoto is amazing and the people are hospitable, which make a visitor to just want to stay longer if he visit the city.

Democracy is indeed a good governance to follow, if the leadership will be good, then the achievement will be tremendous.