Do Not Tag Insecurity On Us, We Are Also Victims- Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore
Maryam Aminu
The National President Alh. Abdullahi Bello Bodejo made this known through the National Secretary Engineer Saleh Alhassan, who represented him at an international press conference held on the 6th September, 2021 on the enactment of anti-grazing laws by some state governors.
He said Fulanis are peaceful and would be the least to ask for war due to their nomadic lifestyles.
‘ we carry our families and properties on our heads while trekking miles, so how can we ask for war’?.
He expressed that the movement of this law is capable of not only affecting livestock production but also send millions of people into poverty.
He urged the state governments to take cognizance that Fulani people are nomadic in nature and that this association of theirs is suggesting that instead of signing this law they should take inventory of all the existing traditional grazing areas, major routes and fully develop atleast one grazing reserve in each senatorial zone.
Engr Saleh further recommended proper funding of National Commission of Nomadic Education and expansion of its mandate.
“I want to commend the government for responding to our calls to restore the existing grazing reserve and route which is the only sustainable solution to the farmers-herders conflict in the country”, he stated.
He also enjoined Fulani people to be law abiding as efforts are put in place to protect their interests.
Speaking also, HRH Queen Mother Amina Temitope Ajayi who was honoured as Miyetti Allah Brand Ambassador, expressed gratitude for the position bestowed on her and promised to further contribute for greater success of the group.
“I have a robust action plan to establish a SV-NED/Miyetti Allah train the trainers cattle ranch academy of which the trainers will be traveling to California USA for the training next year. The 2nd aspect of my action plan is to build one million low cost houses for one million fulani herdsmen attached to their farm settlement”, Amina disclosed.
The guest speaker Captain (rtd) Ahmed Chiroma, Deputy Secretary Presidential Think -Tank on Defense and Security added that in as much farmers are important in our society, so are the herdsmen. Both can’t do without the other, and we as community needs them both.
It’s sad that herders-farmers are always in crises in our country today.
Conflict between herders and farmers brings about destruction of lives and properties and decreases production” he said.
Chiroma urged cohesion between herders and farmers in Nigeria for growth and development, peace and unity, progress and realization of national security objectives.
