The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum, has lampooned the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, to the President, Mr. Femi Adesina over a statement credited to him that all communities opposed to the Federal Cattle Territories, FCT, should choose between their lands and their lives.
The forum described the statement as scandalous, reckless, insensitive and vexatious.
In a statement by Messrs Yinka Odumakin (S-West); Bassey Henshaw (S- South); Chigoziw Ogbu (S-East) and Dr. Isuwa Dogo (Middle Belt), the forum described the declaration as a death sentence on those opposed to ranching.
The statement reads: “We take this ludicrous declaration as a death sentence on all those who oppose the imperialist agenda of the Federal Government to grab lands from communities in Nigeria and hand over to herdsmen for their private business.
“Adesina is close to the heart of presidency to know why it has treated killer herdsmen with kid gloves in the last three years and the arrogance with which he spoke showed they now assume their foot soldiers have terrorised us into submission.
“This death threat is coming after the President told the Governor of Benue State in January to learn how to live with herdsmen, the Defence Minister claiming that blockage of cattle routes is the reason why herdsmen are killing and the same Adesina telling us the killings done under Buhari in three years have not equalled the number of deaths that occurred under the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
“This goes to confirm our earlier charge that the role of the President of Nigeria and the duty the President owes to the herdsmen are in conflict and there is greater allegiance to the cowtry above the country.
“If Mr. Adesina keeps his job in the next 24 hours, all doubt would be removed over the statement Gen T.Y Danjuma (retd) made that there is a working relationship between the killers and the security forces.
“There would be no reason to look for the killer herdsmen again. Nigerians would have to proceed to the International Criminal Court with the charge that what we are facing is state-sponsored terrorism.”
Courtesy: VANGUARD
He shouldn’t have said it that way
Usman, there is no other way to say it. You can run but you can’t hide! Femi spoke the mind of the president. Buhari as the grandpatron of Myyeti Allah is the grand sponsor of the terrorists activities of his kith and kins. Make no mistake about it. Buhari is a curse to Nigeria, period. If he gets elected in 2019, there will be no Nigeria! Leave sentiments, whether ethnic or religious aside and face the reality that Buhari is not fit to rule this country. He messed the country up in 1984 and was kicked out in 1985 and now he has done worse havoc to the unity of this country than any leader in history. If any body says Buhari loves Nigeria, I would say he is a joke and a bold face liar.
What’s with this femi guy? That’s very insensitive of him!