Concerned Fulani leaders have
expressed disagreement with the recent endorsement of President Muhammadu
Buhari by the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association, MACBAN.
The leaders said the laws guiding
the affairs of the association do not allow it to dabble into partisan
politics.
Chairman of the concerned Fulani
leaders, Alhaji Walid Jibrin, at a press conference in Kaduna on Tuesday, said
neither the executives nor the national chairman of the MACBAN can take a major
decision without consulting and seeking the consent of members of the Board of
Trustees and patrons of the association.
He said, “Such decision taken
recently by the association without the knowledge of the BOT and patrons and
majority of registered members is anarchy and disrespect and amounts to
dragging our paramount ruler into politics.”
Jibrin who doubles as the Sarkin
Fulan in Dangi Nasarawa, pointed out that the Miyetti Allah owes the Sultan of
Sokoto, Emir of Kano, Emir of Katsina, Emir of Zazzau and Lamido of Adamawa
apologies for being ignorant of the rules guiding the association and for not
running the MACBAN for the full benefit of members.
The Sarkin Yakin Dangawa Yaan
Tumaki of Katsina, also disclosed that concerned Fulani groups and Ardos and
members of MACBAN who are not in support of the Miyeti Allah’s decision would
soon meet to counter the stand.
“I want Nigerians to know that we
have over 25 Fulani associations in Nigeria that are fully registered and over
500 categories of Fulani race living in Nigeria with even some who are unable
to speak Fulfulde due to the general global changes like the current global
climate change affecting the world,” he said.
Jibrin said representatives of
these groups will attend the forthcoming Fulani conference and “will tell the
world their stand in the forthcoming election by choosing their presidential
choice who is ready to satisfy the demand of the Fulani and who will settle the
feud of farmer-communities with herdsmen.”
He said: “I, therefore, call on
the Fulani never to be deceived again by anybody no matter how highly placed.
Fulani must talk with one voice among our over 6,000 voters in Nigeria. I call
on Miyetti Allah not to further add fuel to the fire.”
He said associations “should
rather be fighting for Fulani who have no land for rearing, no water ponds, no
functional nomadic schools, no cattle path which are now blocked and should
pave way for Fulani to live peacefully with all tribes in Nigeria.”
Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everydayAdvertise on NigerianEye.com to reach thousands of our daily users
you can not hide the image of the devil,
ReplyDelete