President Muhammadu Buhari
has enjoined all Nigerians to ignore the recent call by the Northern Elders
Forum (NEF) to Fulani herders, asking them to leave the southern part of
Nigeria.
According to a statement by
the President’s spokesperson, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Wednesday, Buhari
said all citizens of Nigeria are free to move and live within any part of the
country they please, whether or not they are originally from there.
“In line with our country’s
constitution, the government of Nigeria and the administration of President
Muhammadu Buhari will protect citizens of Nigeria wherever they find
themselves.
“No one has the right to
ask anyone or group to depart from any part of the country, whether North,
South, East or West,” Shehu quoted the President as saying.
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The presidential aide
questioned the intentions of the NEF and the other so-called leaders in delving
into issues with unsolicited, ill-intentioned advice.
Shehu said: “They have no
one’s authority to make such pronouncements.
“The polarising role of the
Northern Elders Forum and all those other groups dabbling into issues of
security to score cheap political points has for long been a sore point in
Nigeria’s body polity.
“They should not be allowed
to mislead anyone, least of all the Fulani herders.
“The Buhari administration
is fully devoted to finding a lasting solution to the herder-farmer clashes in
different parts of Nigeria- one that would be acceptable to all the parties
involved.’’
Shehu quoted the president
as calling on all Nigerians to help keep the peace in the country.(NAN)
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