Governors of the south-east say
the proposal by the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria
(MACBAN) to organise local vigilance groups in the south-east will not work.
According to MACBAN, the proposal
is to assist leaders in the zone curtail criminal activities in the region.
But the governors said they will
not allow such idea to come to fruition.
In a statement, Dave Umahi,
chairman of south-east governors forum, described the allegation of the
governors allowing MACBAN to form vigilance group as strange.
“I find it extremely strange for
anybody to think that none locals in any part of the country including
south-east can be allowed to form vigilance outfit,” he said.
“The Miyetti Allah group may have
made that suggestion which I believe will never mean to form a vigilante in
south-east whichever is the meaning, no governor will allow that.
“South-east governors have their
local vigilance groups working with security agencies; any such demand by
Miyetti group is a joke and not acceptable. Governors of the zone are doing
their best and we have no problems receiving insults from our people, it is the
price of leadership.
“The important thing to us is the
safety and well-being of our people; the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) and other
pressure groups may not have found it fashionable to insult their leaders even
when their leaders may not be saints.”
Umahi said his task is to develop
Ebonyi and contribute to the rebuilding of the south-east and the country at
large.
“My calling is not to insult
others. Have we been fairly treated? No. Can we solve the problem by hate
speeches? For me, the answer is no,” he said.
“Nobody, no matter the level of
pretence can change my style of peaceful leadership. Ebonyi, in particular, has
suffered so much even in the context of south-east.
“We believe that we do not need
hate speeches as a strategy to solve our problems.
“Finally, we insist there will be
no Miyetti vigilante, no cattle ranch or colony; but we must live peacefully
with herdsmen that do not destroy our farm lands especially those that were
born here and have lived peacefully with us.
“All South-East governors are
together in this position.”
Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
Advertise on NigerianEye.com to reach thousands of our daily users
No comments
Post a Comment
Kindly drop a comment below.
(Comments are moderated. Clean comments will be approved immediately)
Advert Enquires - Reach out to us at NigerianEye@gmail.com