The Northern Elders Forum has criticised the Federal Government for failing to decisively address the clashes between herdsmen and farmers in the country.
Elders in the forum also blamed the government for failing to evolve a nationwide transition programme for herdsmen to embrace ranching as a solution to the persistent clashes.
They spoke about the problem — which has led to the loss of lives, the destruction of property and displacement of Nigerians in several parts of the country — at an extraordinary session with the Benue State Governor, Mr Samuel Ortom, in Markurdi.
The Spokesperson of the Forum, Mr Mustapha Wali, said, “The Federal government, I must say, has failed in intervening in sorting out these matters nationwide. All you hear are conferences and seminars of academics but the practical, applicable and interventionist stage as it is happening now, is what should have been the case.
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Northern Elders Forum Faults FG’s Silence On Herdsmen, Farmers Clash
Elders in the forum also blamed the government for failing to evolve a nationwide transition programme for herdsmen to embrace ranching as a solution to the persistent clashes.
They spoke about the problem — which has led to the loss of lives, the destruction of property and displacement of Nigerians in several parts of the country — at an extraordinary session with the Benue State Governor, Mr Samuel Ortom, in Markurdi.
The Spokesperson of the Forum, Mr Mustapha Wali, said, “The Federal government, I must say, has failed in intervening in sorting out these matters nationwide. All you hear are conferences and seminars of academics but the practical, applicable and interventionist stage as it is happening now, is what should have been the case.
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Northern Elders Forum Faults FG’s Silence On Herdsmen, Farmers Clash
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