About 25 Fulani associations under the aegis of Concerned Fulani Leaders distanced themselves from the recent endorsement of President Muhammadu Buhari by Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria.
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The president stated this when he received the leaders of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria on a courtesy visit at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, a Fulani socio-cultural group, has endorsed President Muhammadu Buhari as the sole presidential candidate of the association for the 2019 general election.
The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria has disowned its Benue State Coordinator, Garus Gololo, for statements attributed to him on the President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki.
The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association on Tuesday told the the President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, to resign his position immediately or be forced to do so.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Buhari commenced a tour to Taraba, Benue, Zamfara, Yobe and Rivers States, which witnessed violence recently for an on-the-spot assessment of the situation.
Alhaji Muhammad Dan-Ali, the state Chairman of MACBAN, told the newsmen in Birnin Kebbi on Tuesday that the cattle colonies would reduce the migration of herdsmen and encourage their settlement in particular locations.
MACBAN’s state chairman, Mohammed Hussaini, who made the call in an interview with newsmen on Saturday, said measure would bring the situation under control.
Alhaji Sadiq Gidado, the Chairman of MACBAN in Anambra, said this on Friday at a news conference in Awka.
The National Secretary, MACBAN, Alhaji Baba Ngelzarma, made the call while briefing newsmen on Sunday in Abuja.
The herdsmen, under the umbrella of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association, said this on Sunday at a news conference.
Ortom made this known on Wednesday in Makurdi at a stakeholders meeting to discuss the security situation in the State.