Apex Fulani Socio-cultural
organization, Miyetti Allah Kautel Hore, has said that Southeast governors and
Ohanaeze Ndigbo want to divide Nigeria.
The group also said that Fulani
is the largest ethnic group in Nigeria while demanding every governor; both in
the North and the South to carve out an area for the Fulani in their respective
states to settle and raise their cows.
The National President of the
organisation, Abdullahi Bodejo was reacting to the directive by the governors
compelling Fulani herdsmen to transport their cows to their region.
The governors had warned Fulani
herdsmen against trekking through the bushes with their cows in the region.
Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council
Worldwide had also declared war against erring pastoralists caught up
trespassing from one community to another.
However, Bodejo said, “The bush
doesn’t belong to them [governors and Ohanaeze], ”as quoted by Sun.
“If you are a governor or
whatever they can call you, the bush has been there. If they claim that they
are farming, they are not farming on every part of the bush.
“For the Fulani, their business
is inside the bush. The governor and the organisation don’t have any reason for
that; if they did, let them open up or come up with the reason. They can’t say
if they want to bring cows they must bring them in with vehicles.
“Before the introduction of
vehicles, the Fulani were moving with their cows and supplying their cows to
any part of the country. From Taraba State, Fulani have been trekking with
their cows to sell in Anambra, Port Harcourt, Ibadan, Uyo, etc. This is part of
the culture of the Fulani.
“How long have trailers been used
to supply cows; before they introduced trucks in this country, Fulani was
trekking with their cows to cattle markets to sell them. We call it Palke.
“Palke people trek with their
cows from Maiduguri to Anambra to sell, this means it is a Fulani culture, and
you don’t just go and touch people’s culture. But, in the process of trekking
with their cows and any of them commits a crime, let the security agency deal
with him in accordance with the law.
“The governors of Borno and Kano
states have made the promises, but in all the governors across the country, we
have seen a very serious governor, and he is the Zamfara State governor. I like
to call him, ‘Talk and Do Governor’, because he came and saw the Fulani issue
was all about politics. He came out to say something and he is implementing it,
like this RUGA issue and how he is settling this banditry problem and the
crises in the state.
“If Borno State governor says he
has given the Fulani Sambisa forest to go and settle, let him start to
implement it, but it should not be a politics thing. Fulani are ready to
collect not only Sambisa; every state in this country should give the Fulani
someplace to settle, as they are the largest ethnic group in Nigeria. They are
so many that three states cannot accommodate them. Let every governor; both in
the North and the South carve out an area for the Fulani in their respective
states. Yes, that is what I’m talking about.
“If a Yoruba, an Igbo or any
other ethnic group were the president and Ruga is to be implemented, nobody
will raise an eyebrow. The reason they are saying this is because President
Muhammadu Buhari is a Fulani and as I said earlier, people are trying to be
playing politics with anything that concerns Fulani.
“But if we say give these people
a place to stay and let there be peace in the country, why can’t you do that?
Why the government is supporting crop farmers with billions of naira, have we
shouted; how much have they given to the Fulani cattle rearers?”
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This fulani guy is a big fool,look at how he refers to an elected governors,fulanis think they are the biggest and so they deserve all the state,Nigeria is not kwara state,hence, it must be respected,you're free to go back to your Niger or Chad
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