Tribute to Sultan Muhammadu Maccido 20 years after.
Born on 1926 in Dange, on the outskirts of Sokoto, to Sultan Siddiq Abubakar III […] A prince who hid his identity, a Sultan who united a nation October 29, 2026, marks 20 years since Nigeria lost one of its most humble, humane and unifying monarchs His Eminence, Alhaji Muhammadu Maccido the 19th Sultan of Sokoto.
While at Nagarta College, Sokoto, he concealed his royal identity.
When asked his name during enrollment, he simply said “Muhammadu Maccido.” No one knew he was a prince until his father, the Sultan, visited the school.
He was later educated at Barewa College, Zaria, and in 1952-1953 at South Devon College in Great Britain. A life of public service” Long before the throne, Maccido served Nigeria meritoriously. In 1951, he became a member of the House of Assembly in Kaduna, representing the Sokoto Native Authority. Despite his youth, his wisdom and palace background earned him respect among first-generation Nigerian leaders.
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