The Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Ogunwusi
has stated that he and other traditional leaders were working with President
Muhammadu Buhari-led federal government to deal with the menace of violent
herdsmen.
He made the disclosure in a chat
with journalists on Sunday in Canada, at the end of his official visit to the
country.
Ogunwusi was honoured and
presented a key to the city of Brampton in Toronto by the Mayor, Patrick Brown.
On the recent kidnappings in the
South-West by suspected Fulani herdsmen, Ooni said that the emphasis should be
on bad Fulani people.
”The bad herdsmen are the one to
be dealt with. Even the president has been trying to separate the good ones
from the bad ones. We are glad that they have been trying to proffer solution
to what is going on.
“We are working closely with the
Federal Government, and we are letting them know that it is a collective
problem. If there is no adequate security, there wont be any investment.”
On the Ruga settlement saga, the
monarch said: “Nobody is supporting RUGA; as said earlier, the president said
the issue would be discussed better at the appropriate time.
“We should not allow something
that would cause problem in the future. We are all Nigerians; if you want RUGA,
individuals should go and get land.
“Igbos have investments in
Yorubaland; Yorubas also have investments in Igboland. Yorubas have investment
in the North; they did not do it for free; the Northerners also have investment
in Yorubaland”.
When asked if the clamour for
regionalism should be adhered to for the purpose of dowsing the tension, Ooni
posited that if that would give youths a sense of belonging and inclusiveness,
then it should be adopted.
He added that any structural
adjustment that has the potential of taking people out of poverty should be
considered.
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