By Bobby Adams A Fulani group, Gan Allah Fulani Development Association, GAFDAN, has warned against the resolution of Southern governo...
By Bobby Adams
A Fulani group, Gan Allah Fulani Development Association,
GAFDAN, has warned against the resolution of Southern governors to ban open
grazing.
GAFDAN said a ban on open grazing would lead to a breakdown
of peace between Northerners and Southerners.
The group insisted that the decision of the governors would
groom hatred between Southerners and Northerners.
Southern governors under the umbrella of the Southern
Governors’ Forum, SGF, had agreed to ban open grazing in their region.
During their meeting in Lagos State, the governors agreed
that the ban would take effect from September 1.
However, GAFDAN’s National Secretary, Ibrahim Abdullahi,
described the resolution as unfortunate and capable of affecting Nigeria’s
unity.
Abdullahi said the resolution was impossible because they
have not made an alternative plan for herders.
According to Abdullahi: “If you stop open grazing in the
South, you are simply saying that those people should move to the North or they
should move to other parts of the country. What happens if those in the North
also ask the Southerners to leave?
“Are we promoting unity or hatred? What the governors are
saying is practically impossible and it does not promote the unity of this
country.
“You don’t stop people’s means of living and expect peace to
reign. So, the implication is that the unity of Nigeria is going to be in
question.
“You don’t expect those that will be affected to return to
the North and live in peace with people from the South living in the North”.
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