Mega activities for turbaning of Dallatun Sokoto, Dan Masanin Sokoto, unveiled

Mega activities for turbaning of Dallatun Sokoto, Dan Masanin Sokoto, unveiled

From Bashir Rabe Mani in Sokoto

The Organizing Committee for the turbaning ceremony of the new Dallatun Sokoto and Dan Masanin Sokoto has unveiled a comprehensive three-day programme of activities for the historic event in Sokoto.

Addressing a pre-event press conference on Friday, the Chairman of the Media and Publicity Sub-Committee for the epochal event, Alhaji Bashar Ummarun Kwabo, who is also the Sokoto State Commissioner for Innovation and Digital Economy, said the activities have commenced today, Friday 30th October, 2026, with a special Islamic preaching session featuring 11 renowned scholars invited from across the country.

Among the scholars invited are Sheikh Dr. Aminu Ibrahim Daurawa, Prof. Mansur Ibrahim Sokoto, Prof. Abdullahi Usman Gadon Kaya and Prof. Abdullahi Ismail Kaba, amongst others. The preaching session is holding at the Abu Huraira Mosque, Polo Club area, Sokoto.

According to Alhaji Kwabo, the main event will commence on Sunday with the investiture and turbaning of the celebrants at the Sultanate Palace. The investiture will hold between 11:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. at the Sultanate Council.

The celebrants are Alhaji Murtala Muhammad Dan Iya, a renowned business mogul and epic philanthropist, who will be turbaned as the new Dallatun Sokoto, and Prof. Mansur Ibrahim, a Lecturer with the Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto and Chief Imam of Abu Huraira Jumaat Mosque, Sokoto, who will be turbaned as the Dan Masanin Sokoto.

In his remarks, Alhaji Kwabo expressed profound gratitude to Almighty Allah for witnessing the momentous occasion, and extended heartfelt appreciation to His Eminence, the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Saad Abubakar III, CFR, mni, for upholding the rich cultural heritage of the Caliphate through the conferment of the noble titles on the worthy individuals.

He also commended the Sokoto State Government under Gov. Ahmad Aliyu Sokoto, for its continuous support in maintaining peaceful coexistence and upholding cultural heritage, and thanked the leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, Distinguished Senator Dr. Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko, for his exemplary leadership and support to the celebrants.

He further appreciated Alhaji Dr. Umarun Kwabo, MFR, for his remarkable leadership and fatherly role in the lives of the celebrants.

Giving a breakdown of the programme, Commissioner Kwabo said immediately after the turbaning at the Sultanate Council, there will be a traditional Durbar horse riding event from the Sultanate Council to Hubbaren Shehu, Gidan Haki roundabout.

The horse riding will span from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

After the Durbar, the celebrants will embark on visitation to their relatives for blessings, after which they will reconvene at the residence of Alhaji Dr. Umarun Kwabo for a reception ceremony between 12:30 p.m. and 1:00 p.m., where all invited guests from across the country will be hosted.

Later on Sunday, an event known as Bukin Aski, literally translated as shaving of the heads of the celebrants, will hold from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

The Committee also announced a dinner ceremony which will hold on Saturday evening between 8:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. at a well-decorated contemporary venue close to the Abu Huraira Mosque, with adequate arrangements to make invited guests from all nooks and crannies of the country feel comfortable and at home.

On Sunday night, there will be another preaching session from 8:00 p.m. at the Abu Huraira Mosque, where the remaining distinguished scholars who could not deliver their lectures on Friday will do so.

The ceremonies will be closed with a colourful event marking the 20th anniversary of His Eminence, the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Saad Abubakar, and President, Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs in Nigeria, on the throne of the Caliphate.

Alhaji Kwabo assured the general public, well-wishers and all attendees from far and near that adequate arrangements have been made for security, comfort and successful hosting of all the activities lined up for the three days.