AYCF National President, Yerima Shettima insisted that nobody owns any land in Nigeria.
Speaking with DAILY POST, Shettima said the government owns all the lands in the country, contrary to the group’s remark.
Bello Abdullahi Bodejo, the group leader, had made the remark while insisting that no power can remove Fulani herdsmen from any forests in any state.
Bedejo was reacting to the seven-day ultimatum given to Fulani herdsmen in Ondo forests by Governor Rotimi Akeredolu.
Reacting, Shettima said: “That is a stupid talk, nobody own lands, the government owns them.
“The quit notice issued was a bit disturbing in this era when there is much suspicion across the board, at a time we are faced with a lot of challenges.
Nigeria s Lands Don’t Belong To Fulani, Embrace Dialogue – PDP BOT Chair Tells Miyetti Allah
The PDP BoT Chairman said he is against any popular motion that Fulani are the owners of the Nigerian territories, as being peddled by some Fulani leaders.
by SaharaReporters, New York
Jan 26, 2021
A Fulani leader and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Dr Walid Jibrin, has disagreed with the statement made by the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore that all of Nigeria s lands belong to the Fulani.
The PDP BoT Chairman said he is against any popular motion that Fulani are the owners of the Nigerian territories, as being peddled by some Fulani leaders.
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As the seven-day ultimatum issued by Ondo State government to unauthorised herdsmen to vacate the state’s forest reserves expired yesterday, the Federal Government has opted to seek peaceful resolution of the impending conflict.
The Guardian learnt that the Presidency, disturbed by the turn of events in the South-West, has secretly directed the leadership of Miyetti Allah to hold an urgent meeting with governors of the region.
A source close to one of the South-West governors said that the meeting would hold today, Monday, January 25, 2021 in Akure, the Ondo State capital, and was intended to appease leaders of the region.
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