Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue
State said the call for the declaration of a state of emergency in Benue and
one other state by the leadership of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore was tantamount
to punishing those states that have performed their legitimate constitutional
responsibilities of enacting laws for good governance.
Ortom said, “The call is
unrealistic, untenable and unacceptable because many other states across the
six geopolitical zones of the country have been affected by similar crisis,
sometimes at a greater magnitude than the two states, yet the call does not
include them.”
The governor, in a statement
issued by his media adviser, Tahav Agerzua, restated his call for the
declaration of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore as a terrorist organisation, while
also asking for the arrest and prosecution of their leaders for terrorism.
The governor was reacting to the
call by the National President of the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Abdullahi
Bello Bodejo, where he called for a declaration of state of emergency in Benue
and Taraba states on account of crisis between farmers and herdsmen.
The governor said, “Incidentally,
what Benue and Taraba states have in common is the enactment and implementation
of ranches laws which prohibit open grazing.
“These laws were made in
accordance with the 1999 Nigerian Constitution as amended, to curb incessant
clashes between farmers and herders that had taken a huge toll on human lives
and property in the two states.”
Ortom expressed concerns over the
“failure of Police” to arrest the people, warning that “attributing the
enactment of the law to non payment of workers’ salaries is untenable,” as
several states with salary payment challenges have not resorted to the
enactment of a similar law.
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