The Governor noted that the the herders now outnumber the indigenous population in many communities across the state. Ganduje through his commissioner denied the video. PORT HARCOURT (Reuters) -Provisional results from Nigeria's disputed presidential election showed Bola Tinubu from the ruling party closing in on victory, a Reuters tally of votes . The question being asked is if the current President Muhammadu Buharis dministration has no pan-Nigerian agenda which would have necessitated a quick win mechanisms to eradicate the rapidly expanding genocides by armed Fulani terrorists. He is a member of All Progressives Congress (APC) and elected as the Executive Governor of Kaduna State during the 2015 general elections in Nigeria. Umahi, who is the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, scored a total of 28,378 votes to defeat his rivals, Linus Okorie of the Labour Party, who scored 25,496 votes . The governor who spoke yesterday at the launch of the 2023 Livestock Mass Vaccination Campaign in Bauchi also called on all eligible Fulani voters to vote for Atiku Abubakar on Saturday. Religion and ethnicity are very sensitive problems in Nigeria, they are always used for convenience, but primarily this conflict is not religious, I am absolutely sure, Ndagoso told Aid to the Church in Need. The Police had earlier arrested armed Fulani herdsmen in Enugu accused of leading the invasion of some communities in Enugu state and the killing of scores of Nigerians. By Tife Owolabi. According to him, the governors observed that most of the herdsmen involved in issues of insecurity are immigrants from Senegal and Mali. In my state there is a university and across the street there are five mosques, no church. Advances in veterinary medicine also make it possible for Fulani herders to push their livestock further into southern Nigeria, where they once were more susceptible to disease, into areas where beef commands higher prices. Indeed Aristotle believed that man by nature is a political animal. It turned out that the Northern governors lied because these suspected killers are Nigerians of Fulani extraction. Notably, people of the Fulani tribe rarely ever use artificial birth control methods and, as a result of this, the tribe is very fertile, hence their vast population and their presence in almost every state across the country. Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has apologised over his statement that he would never support a Fulani man to become the president of Nigeria. Written by Emmanuel Onwubiko, Head of Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria. However, Kwankwaso and Ganduje lost their second term bid to Ibrahim Shakarau. In recent decades, Nigerias population growth and advances in agricultural technology have led to an expansion of agricultural land use in the countrys Middle Belt, which was traditionally a kind of no-mans land between the countrys majority Muslim north and its predominately Christian southern regions. As a leader I must give people hope. Vote. In 2014, the U.S. Department of Justice announced the repatriation of $480 million stolen by Sani Abacha and his co-conspirators. The renowned historian was reacting to the move by Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State to acquire weapons for the states Security Network, known as Amotekun after the Nigerian government allegedly approved sophisticated weapons for a similar security outfit operated by the Katsina State Government. He obtained his WASCE in 1976 and proceeded to the North East College of Art and Science between and 1977 and 1979 for his Advanced Level Certificate. Does he consider them superior? But the Northern Governors Forum, NGF, had prior to this arrest said it has resolved to work with relevant stakeholders to secure Nigerias borders and register Fulani immigrants entering into the country to rear cattle. The Pillar brings you a primer on the history of a complex situation, which has become deadly across much of Nigeria. In the 9 March 2019 Kebbi State gubernatorial election Bagudu polled 673,717 votes, while his rival Sen. Isah Galaudu of PDP polled 106,633 votes. He later moved to attend Dawakin Tofa Primary School from 1956 to 1963. By AdoyiGreporter (self media writer) | 1 year ago. He was a former deputy Governor under Rabiu Kwankwasor. They are the product of cross-breeding between the Taurags, Berbers and Arabs of North Africa on the one hand and the local black . The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said Mr Tinubu garnered 8.79 million votes, ahead of main opposition challenger Atiku Abubakar's 6.98 million votes. The respective justice ministries must wake up and pursue the prosecution of all suspected armed Fulani terrorists. The Force PRO gave a breakdown of arms and ammunition recovered from the suspects saying, A total number of 29 assorted firearms and ammunition were recovered from their possession. And - if Fulani terrorists are responsible - why would they shoot up a church on Pentecost? According to Akintoye, the British empowered the Fulani over other tribes in 1960 during independence. For instance, recommendations for addressing the countrys current security and political challenges informed by a 2021 convening with religious and civic leaders from the National Peace Committee and the Inter-Faith Initiative for Peace were published in leading Nigerian newspapers. Foisting him on the State against the poor Imo electorates was never accidental, it was carefully planned. In 2021, amid deepening public mistrust, the working group harnessed its collective experience and relationships to advance high-level dialogue between major civic groups working for peace across the country and the Nigerian government. Lets start with some background about cattle herding and population growth. But there is no singular approach to addressing that problem among the Fulani, and violent attacks on Christian farmers have been condemned by most Fulani leaders in Nigeria. The British empowered the Fulani over other parts of Nigeria in 1960, the Fulani dont know how to rule Nigeria other than to subdue other parts of the country. The conflict is often framed in religious overtones, and is both fueled by, and fuels, religious conflict. As Africas most populous country, largest economy and most notable democracy, Nigeria is a bellwether for the continent. On April 21, 2007, Bala Mohammed was elected as the Senator representing Bauchi South Senatorial District under the All Nigeria People's Party (ANPP). PAY ATTENTION: Donate to Legit Charity on Patreon. In 2011, Kwankwaso and Ganduje was elected for a second term in office under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Few days back, the Northern governors met in Kaduna together with the traditional rulers and the Chief of Army Staff in what they claimed was because of the tumultuous security instability in Northern region. A weakening economy, rising insecurity and violent conflicts threaten progress made in its democratic development. Opera News furthermore does not condone the use of our platform for the purposes encouraging/endorsing hate speech, violation of human rights and/or utterances of a defamatory nature. At the same time, farmers - who claimed their land was being trespassed and their crops trampled - attacked herdsmen. Should another Fulani man . By James Ibechi and Ejikeme Omenazu Nigerians were shocked to their marrow on Saturday March 20, 2021, when gunmen suspected to be herdsmen attempted to assassinate Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State. r/Nigeria_FreeSpeech 6 min. Using the Catholic social teaching we have shown that you must hold people accountable, he said. Fr. A central demand amid this campaign is a better inclusion of Nigerias hundreds of ethnic, religious and other communities in elections and governance. He is a leading member of the opposition People's Democratic Party (PDP) and served as the Minister of Federal Capital Territory during President Goodluck Jonathan's tenure. Mahmood Yakubu, the chairman of Nigerias Independent National Electoral Commission, discusses how his team is working to ensure free, fair and credible elections as well as why the support of young people and political leaders is crucial for maintaining the longest period of uninterrupted democratic governance in the Nigerias history. The candidate of the peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) Mr Emmanuel Enoidem, finished a distant second with 69,838 votes. But Olayemi Adeyemi, Owos delegate to Nigerias House of Representatives, told reporters Sunday that: Fulani herdsman are believed to be responsible for thousands of death in Nigerias Middle Belt, mostly in terror attacks committed against Christian farming communities. He is an indigene of Kebbi State. Most men are polygynous, the typical household unit comprising the family head, his wives, and his unmarried children. Fear them. A Fulani herder in Togo. The Police has immediately put a big lie to this infantile claim of Northern governors going by the disclosure that the suspects arrested for the heinous attacks of Southern Kaduna people are Nigerian Fulani. The Fulani people are the largest nomadic tribal, or ethnic, group in the world, and are diffused across much of northern Africa the Fulani constitute an ethnic minority in every country they occupy. Bagudu was a known associate of former Nigerian dictator Sani Abacha, who was accused of stealing more than $2.2 billion of public funds during his five-year tenure as Nigerian president in the 1990s. The answer is let those who want their own countries go.. Kaduna governor, El-Rufai, has clarified statements he made in 2012 about killing of the Fulani people. "The results being declared at the National Collation centre have been heavily doctored and manipulated and do not reflect the wishes of Nigerians expressed at the polls," they said in a joint statement. Nigeria's presidency says dozens of people have been killed in violence between farmers and herders in the country's central Nasarawa state. The Fulani oligarchy noticed this and decided to draft him to do their bidding in Imo State. Any/all written content and images displayed are provided by the blogger/author, appear herein as submitted by the blogger/author and are unedited by Opera News. He was sponsored throughout his academia days by an uncle in Kaduna, and as a result grew up in the influential Northern state. And amid escalating tension, observers in the region say that Boko Haram and other Islamic militant groups have armed young Fulani men, framing economic and political disagreements as religious clashes, and urging more violence. His Fulani father who lived on a pension of three pounds a month died while the young Nasir was 8. They wander in nomadic groups, making temporary camps of portable huts. The U.S. announced that it was continuing to seek forfeiture of over $177 million in additional laundered funds held in trusts that name Bagudu and his relatives as beneficiaries. By Damilola Adeyemo PLATEAU - The Northern Governors Forum (NGF) has said that open grazing is no longer allowed and should be reviewed in the constitution based on the growing population of the country. All those cabinet ministers-: that of FCT, Education, Finance and many others holding top rated national offices under the government of President Muhammadu Buhari are FULANI GIDA. The Fulani language, known as Fula, is classified within the Atlantic branch of the Niger-Congo language family. Fulani, also called Peul or Fulbe, a primarily Muslim people scattered throughout many parts of Africa, mostly in West Africa from Lake Chad in the east to the Atlantic coast. The Operation recorded remarkable achievements in tackling the crisis and preventing further disturbance of public peace across Southern Kaduna. Ortom . In 2008, Ganduje was appointed the chairman of the Federal Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti in 2008 and was later appointed as the executive secretary of the Lake Chad Basin Commission at Ndjamena, Republic of Chad. At the advent of the fourth republic, Ganduje became a member of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) and picked nomination form to become the Governor of Kano State. He found that what distinguishes Man from the other animals is his innate powers of reason and the faculty of speech, which give him a unique ability to form social groups and set up communities and partnerships.. We hope that with electronic voting the transmission of results will be safer and therefore people will come out en masse to vote. They have been doing it since but realised its no more working again, so they decided to resort to war and organised violence against all of us, the answer is clear, Nigeria is not viable. In the northwest the farmers are mostly Muslims, and they also have conflicts with the Fulani. He occupied the seat until his appointment as the Hon Minister of Federal Capital Territory in April 2010. That push has created new tensions among farmers and herders, in regions where they were not seen until recent decades. These relationships allow the working group to turn expert analysis into tangible, actionable policy advice. President Muhammadu Buhari is urban Fulani. The communiqu. Many sedentary Fulani, who frequently have become sedentary as a result of the depletion of their herds, also own cattle, but they rely principally on cultivation. He is a Nigerian politician and governor of Kano State. They Are Facing Consequences Of Chasing Away ESN - IPOB On Attack By Killer Herdsmen In Enugu Community You children of hate and perdition should rest, we know you don't want better Nigeria, you just don't want Tinubu to be president. Although Nigeria lays claim to practicing constitutional democracy but the democratic institutions are undermined deliberately by members of the political class to such a dysfunctional level that sane persons whose places of habitation are in the advanced civilisations often wonder why such a potentially great nation state like Nigeria has been sabotaged to a level that life in it has become so meaningless, insecured, short and brutish almost to a level that Thomas Hobbes talked about in his dreaded STATE OF NATURE. The Fulani fall under four sociological categories: the ruling dynasty or rulers of the Sokoto Caliphate (the elites), the settled Fulani (the working class), the semi-sedentary Fulani (mostly Fulani farmers), and the pastoral Fulani "who depend completely on their herd of zebu cattle for subsistence, and whose lives are tuned to continuous We want our government to be held accountable, for people to be treated equally, he said. FULANIS OWNS NIGERIA We must make Nigeria a Fulani nation and that's final. While claiming to be protecting the Uthman Dan Fodio heritage of free open grazing in Nigeria and the entire West Africa subregion, the group asked the Delta State governor to disown the. Haven't we told you that the oil in Bayelsa and anywhere in Nigeria belongs to the Fulani? The 17 suspects according to the Force Public relations Officer, CSP Jimoh Moshood were arrested for inciting public disturbance, disturbance of public peace, causing mischief by fire, culpable homicide, theft and unlawful possession of prohibited firearms. In 2019, USIP hosted eminent U.S. and Nigerian civic leaders and government officials for a roundtable to explore the state of Nigerian governance 20 years into its democratic transition. Buhari, first elected in 2015, is completing his second term in office, the constitutional maximum, and is to hand power to his elected successor in May an extension of democracy that Buhari has said he wants to ensure as part of his legacy to the country. The fact that a particular tribe is attacking another has destroyed the legitimacy of Nigeria. Fast forward to contemporary Nigeria and take analytic view of how the political class conducts the affairs of state especially in the current dispensation, it is clear that those parading around as governors are deficient in leadership skills and qualities that were generously prescribed by the aforementioned illustrious ancient philosophers. Much of Nigeria was under British colonial rule before Nigerian independence. Nigerian Governor Discloses Why Fulani Will Always Seek Revenge. Sunday, May 09, 2021 at 12:13 AM . The USCIRF points out, though, that some analysts have found that religious ideology plays only a minor role in the motivations of most Fulani fighters, even those associated with jihadist groups., Still, those analysts have found common objectives between Fulani fighters and Islamic extremists include overthrowing regional governments, disrupting the perceived inequitable status quo and distribution of resources, and pilfering from illegal mining and trafficking activities., The USCIRF explains that in general, jihadist groups and ideologies reportedly do not enjoy much popular support in Fulani-majority areas.. Nasir El-Rufai is married to Hadiza Isma El-Rufai, a writer and architect. We want to reiterate, that what is sauce for the goose, is sauce for the gander. Federal and state authorities should focus on resolving conflict between agrarian and pastoralist communities, through dialogue and resource-sharing agreements, while also stepping up law enforcement. The working group is regularly invited bystate and national policymakersto provide recommendations on a range of issues, from inclusive governance and electoral violence tocommunal conflicts between pastoralists and farming communities. If you apply for a job and you dont get it, you might say you were rejected because you are a Christian, and the same for Muslims. More recently, it has deteriorated into attacks on farmers by Fulani herdsmen. Governments at every level must show political will to tackle these killings and the Judiciary must be up and doing to ensure that these suspected killers are punished. Fulani herders established friendly relationships with community members, and they shared culture and . As you move to the middle belt, it is inhabited mostly by Christians, so there it will most likely be a Christian farm. These survey findings informed policy discussions with senior U.S. and Nigerian policymakers, including Nigerian President Buhari and state governors. Many Fulani leaders say that if they dont preserve their nomadic way of life, and the grazing lands and migration routes that go along with them, theyll lose a generation of young people, who are drawn to cities even when the economic opportunities of those cities are very limited. Ebonyi State Governor David Umahi won Saturday, February 25 parliamentary election, to represent Ebonyi South Senatorial zone in the Nigerian senate next legislative tenure. Using photos, text, and video dynamically, the site informs and prompts concerned African citizens and activists globally to act, denouncing officially-sanctioned corruption, the material impoverishment of its citizenry, defilement of the environment, and the callous disregard of the democratic principles enshrined in the constitution. THEWILL NEWS MEDIA. They speak Fula languages as well as Hausa, English, French and Arabic. Bagudu eventually reached a settlement, agreeing to return $160 million of stolen money in exchange for deportation to Nigeria to face trial. They are concentrated principally in Nigeria, Mali, Guinea, Senegal, and Niger but can also be found in several other countries. But few days after they rose from this unholy meeting, the Nigerian Police Force that has so far failed to stop the mass killings by these armed Fulani herdsmen paraded 17 suspected armed Fulani herdsmen responsible for the gruesome killings of mainly Southern Kaduna Christians. While . In 2003, he got promoted as Director of Administration, Nigerian Railway Corporations. Opera News furthermore does not condone the use of our platform for the purposes encouraging/endorsing hate speech, violation of human rights and/or utterances of a defamatory nature. This is not to say that there is no religious discrimination in Nigeria, he added. 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In Nigeria's 2015 general elections, he contested for the Governorship seat in Kebbi State and won under the platform of the APC. Be the first to get hottest news from our Editor-in-Chief, Check your email and confirm your subscription. "Eleyi"of Ogun, "That boy" of Akwa Ibom, etc. To set the record straight, the Command wishes to state that on the 2nd of January, 2021 [] Ganduje started his career as a politician when he joined the now defunct National Party of Nigeria (NPN) during the second republic. but live in extreme poverty in Nigeria, Fulani elites of Nigeria should be . Unlike some Nigerian politicians, whose hirelings, lust and obsessive greed prevent them to seek the good of the society, governor Makinde has toed the right path. Many states have been experiencing deadly attacks on agrarian communities by Fulani herdsmen, putting pressure on the President as . He is Fulani by tribe. 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In view of the above, Legit.ng compiled a list of top Nigerian governors who wants to be relevant in the Nigerian politics even after their tenure ends. The attack happened around midnight in the Tarka Local Government Area, close to the state capital of Makurdi. A modern day editorial writer in a scholarly politics book wrote the following on the Aristotelian thought process: Aristotle identified various species and sub-species within the polis. Ibrahim Gambari, chief of staff to the term-limited President Muhammadu Buhari, says the outgoing president has made organizing a peaceful, free and fair election process a cornerstone of the legacy he hopes to hand to his successor and that he hopes civil society, political leaders and international partners like the United States can rally behind Nigerians as they exercise their right to vote. The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Ogun East, Gbenga Daniel, has won the senatorial election conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ogun State on Saturday. Earlier this year, the Army in Abuja reportedly paraded some Nigerians armed Fulani herdsmen but it is alleged that these suspects were secretly released by the hierarchy of the Army. They also can be found in Central African Republic and Egypt. In recent months there have been by-elections, and the electorate has become wiser, they are not just choosing anybody. News ), Opera News is a free to use platform and the views and opinions expressed herein are solely those of the author and do not represent, reflect or express the views of Opera News. The Squad known as Operation Harmony comprised the Police Mobile Squad, Counter Terrorism Unit, Special Anti-Robbery Squad, Intelligence Response Team, SIB, Explosive Ordinance Department, IGP Monitoring Unit, Police K9 (Sniffer Dog Section), Police Air Wing and Police Medical Team with headquarters in Kafanchan. In addition, he obtained an LL.B degree from the University of London, and graduated in August 2008 with second class honors, Upper Division. A 2020 public opinion survey found new linkages between COVID-19, instability and conflict. Violence flared up in the early 2000s, when Fulani herdsman attacked farming communities they accused of stealing their cattle and blocking their routes. Dozens are being treated in local hospitals, including at least 13 children, after an attack that involved both explosions and gunfire in the parish church. Bala Mohammed began his career as a journalist with Mirage Newspaper, Jos, where he rose to the position of News Editor. Fulani, also called Peul or Fulbe, a primarily Muslim people scattered throughout many parts of Africa, mostly in West Africa from Lake Chad in the east to the Atlantic coast. He ran successfully for reelection in the April 2011 national elections under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP). It is serious. Abubakar is one of the frontrunners in Nigeria's 25 February presidential election and the candidate for the opposition People's Democratic Party (PDP). In its complaint, the U.S. government alleged that Sani Abacha, his son Mohammed Sani Abacha, their associate Abubakar Atiku Bagudu and others "embezzled, misappropriated and extorted billions of dollars from the government of Nigeria and others, then laundered their criminal proceeds through U.S. financial institutions and the purchase of bonds backed by the United States."