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The Presidency has called for calm in Ekiti state following a surge of tension between herdsmen and the state government.
The Special Adviser to the President on Political Affairs, Senator Babafemi Ojudu, made the appeal yesterday when he met with the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN).
According to the Presidency, cattle owners and Ekiti people need to seek a common ground in finding a solution to the festering row between herdsmen and farmers.
At the meeting, MACBAN spokesman Baba Othman Ngelzarma said his group was not opposed to the new Ekiti grazing law but rejects a situation where Governor Ayo Fayose deliberately leads the constant attacks and killings of their cows.
He said his group may stop the supply of cattle and goats to Ekiti State.
“We are in support of the law stopping grazing from 6pm to 6am but oppose a situation where armed men shoot and kill our cattles during the day.
Ojudu thanked the association for the meeting.
He said in a democracy every opportunity for dialogue should be explored and added that the symbiotic relationship between the herdsmen and the people should be explored.
The Nation
The Special Adviser to the President on Political Affairs, Senator Babafemi Ojudu, made the appeal yesterday when he met with the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN).
According to the Presidency, cattle owners and Ekiti people need to seek a common ground in finding a solution to the festering row between herdsmen and farmers.
At the meeting, MACBAN spokesman Baba Othman Ngelzarma said his group was not opposed to the new Ekiti grazing law but rejects a situation where Governor Ayo Fayose deliberately leads the constant attacks and killings of their cows.
He said his group may stop the supply of cattle and goats to Ekiti State.
“We are in support of the law stopping grazing from 6pm to 6am but oppose a situation where armed men shoot and kill our cattles during the day.
Ojudu thanked the association for the meeting.
He said in a democracy every opportunity for dialogue should be explored and added that the symbiotic relationship between the herdsmen and the people should be explored.
The Nation
