"Buhari Failed Us" - Cattle Breeders

How Buhari let cattle breeders down

President Muhammadu Buhari has been accused by cattle farmers in the nation of failing to provide for the security of their lives and property throughout his administration.

They argued that Buhari, who is a cattle breeder himself, should have brought farmers and cattle breeders together to find a peaceful resolution to the ongoing confrontations that had resulted in a significant number of fatalities in almost all of the federation's states.

The cattle breeders expressed confidence that the next president, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, will bring peace back between herders and farmers during a joint press conference on Thursday in Abuja.

The joint press conference held under the umbrella of the Pastoralists Association of Nigeria (COPAN) was attended by the National President, Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Dr Baba Othman Ngelzarma; President General, Fulbe Global Development and Rights Initiative (FGDRI), Dr Salim Musa Umar; and Vice President, Tabital Pulaaku International Nigeria Chapter, Alhaji Auwal A. Gonga.

Umar encouraged the incoming administration to investigate the actions of security personnel in charge of tense areas and order them to take additional precautions to protect the defenseless citizens who are often persecuted by criminal vigilantes and bandits.

In order to deter future illegal activity, COPAN urged security services to locate, apprehend, and prosecute everyone involved.

The coalition asked pastoral communities in the states to display caution in the face of the catastrophe that has befallen them, as well as elected authorities at all levels of government, to be responsive to issues that may aggravate insecurity in the nation.

In response to inquiries, Gonga urged the incoming president, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to create the Federal Ministry of Pastoralist Affairs to handle issues relating to this sector of the economy in accordance with international best practices, as made possible in the majority of nearby nations and other ECOWAS member nations.

Instead of leaving it in the hands of security services, whom he accused of bias, the ministry will be tasked with the obligation of coordinating and administering the affairs of both farmers and pastoralists.