Fulani group rejects plan to register herdsmen

• Kwakwanso tasks FG on their welfare
FULANI Socio-Cultural Association, Miyetti Allah, has kicked against the plan to register Fulani herdsmen in the South West, stating that this will set a dangerous precedence to the peace of the country.

Secretary General of the group, Saleh Alhassan, in an interview with The Guardian, condemned the kidnap of Chief Olu Falae, stating that the perpetrators should be dealt with as criminals rather than giving an ethnic colouration to the issue.

Meanwhile, former governor of Kano State, Musa Rabiu Kwakwanso, has called on the Federal Government to provide facilities for the Fulani herdsman to keep them from destroying other people’s farm.

The former governor also ascribed lack of education to their recent behaviours.
Kwakwanso said this at the official opening of pre-fabricated building donated to Government College Ibadan to mark the school’s jubilee celebration by the 65-71 set.

Alhassan explained that his association and all herdsmen are ready to cooperate with government at all levels to ensure peace in the country.

According to him, herdsmen will be willing to carry the national identity card like every other Nigerian. He noted that singling out Fulani herdsmen for registration will set the tone for retaliation against the southern artisans in the north, a situation which he said will not augur well for the country.

Herdsmen are ready to cooperate with government for peaceful co-existence in the country. If you insist on registration, how many economic groups will you then register?” he asked.

He, therefore, called on the National Assembly to speedily pass into law, the bill on the provision of grazing land for herdsmen across the country, as well as the establishment of a commission to take care of this.
According to Kwakwanso, “I am also Fulani, take for instance, I have been to school, my children have gone to school, I don’t think I will get cattle and move into the forest. If they are educated they will develop the modern way of keeping their livestock.”
The former governor then called for mutual understanding among Nigerians to let peace reign in the country.