The coalition of Northern groups has
urged President Muhammadu Buhari to stop state governors from the
South-East region over their recent decision said to be against herdsmen
in the region.
The recent decision of the state governors to
restrict the movement of cows into the region by foot is one of the
measures faulted by the Northern groups whose 30-day ultimatum, for the
implementation of Rural Grazing Areas (RUGA) nationwide, is yet to
expire.
In a statement signed by its spokesman, Mr Abdul-Azeez
Suleiman, in Abuja on Thursday, the group urged the federal government
to urgently halt the forceful ejection of pastoralists in Southern part
of the country.
Mr Suleiman said the decision of the governors is currently building tension among citizens of Fulani extraction.
“We
are not impressed by the patronizing and insulting attempt to divide
Fulani people and Nigerians by leaders who do not appear to understand
the implications of their decisions,” the group said.
“We ask
here whether other Nigerians should now arrogate to themselves powers to
decide which chemists in the North sell drugs or which business men are
making money manufacturing spare parts in the North.
“Should
Northern Governors assume responsibility for expelling persons from
particular ethnic groups that are clearly involved in criminal
activities, or designing difficult and impossible conditions for others
from these groups which will make it impossible for them to operate?
they queried.
The group urged security agencies to urgently check
the escalation of hate-inducing comments by some Southern based
political, cultural and religious leaders aiming at endangering the
Fulani people rendering them object of indiscriminate attacks.
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