The governor disclosed this on Monday while receiving the Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar III, who paid him Sallah homage.

“We will soon write the Federal Government on the issue with a view to complying with the necessary guidelines.

“The oil deposits, when fully explored and exploited, will certainly boost the socio economic status of the people of the state as well as the nation’s economy.”

The governor also promised the sultan that the state government would soon commence implementation of a new salary structure for traditional rulers in the 23 local government areas of the state.

“A committee set up to look into the remunerations of traditional rulers in the state had completed its assignment.

“We will soon come up with a white paper on the new salary for the traditional rulers and send a bill to the House of Assembly to legalise the package,’’ Mr Wamakko said.

The sultan said his visit was to felicitate with the governor on the successful completion of the Ramadan fast.

He commended Mr Wamakko for giving special attention to the traditional rulers.

“We are leaders representing the people, we must facilitate all efforts to further improve their living standard,’’ he said.

The sultan commended the governor for providing new official vehicles to all the district heads and for the ongoing rehabilitation of their residences.

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Hmmmm . . . .Sokoto's oil or Nigeria's oil?

Let see,

Really! Sokoto now has oil?? Very hillarious.... Which part of d state was d oil discovered? I also learnt d gov of Niger state claims oil has bin discovered in d state.....

there is no one cup of oil in the core-north.

pls if there are make them take their all deceptive oil comot and form their own nation.

does it mater, they are mistake of a creation

you go fear oil for north na?

Why are you guys then afraid of disintegration of the country

guys there is oil in the chad basin.

@post all right everyone explore the oil beneath your soil

I hope they aren't talking about oil well that are few metres deep i.e pipelines

As if oil na water. Hmmmm, d gov even made it sounds like d state govt will explore n exploit it ø̲̣̣̥ŋ it own. Can dey afford dat. We are anxiously waiting n curiously watching.

As if oil na water. D gov is even making it sounds like it will explore n exploit d oil on its own. Are ‎​D̶̲̥̅̊ε̲̣̣̣̥y having d human n capital resources to do these on their own. We are curiously waiting n anxiously watching.

Why are people belly-aching because of Nigeria's oil in Sokoto? There is oil in Niger Republic, why not in Sokoto which borders the country? The only grouse I would point out is the fact that the governor has not made any mention of what level of education, invention or intellectual prowess his state is building in his people. I know this is difficult in a place that is ridden with BH violence. If the oil were discovered, is it not engineers from southern Nigeria that will form the core of the first set of technical people there, what is his plan to prepare the indigenes of the state for this development? This I think is where people should be criticizing him and NOT the usual stupid talks of parasites, form your own nation, etc. If anyone wants them to form a nation, go and cut the country up then come and announce it here not yawning dust cowardly from behind your laptop or phone!

Lazy b@stards should use their new oil wealth to form their islamic republic!

Lol...laugh no gree me laugh o....all diz comedians sef...
Make them move,make beta pple see road jare....
D minute diz backward thinz,truely discover oil,datz d moment they would declare forceful 'araba' of d country,trust me!

Ɣ people dey fear na!

Wen d oil is being pumped out of sokoto, bauchi n co.

North will ave agric & oil exports like no other n then d south can keep bunkering their lives out


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