Herdsmen attacks: Food crisis looms in South-West, says Gani Adams
Kayode Oyero
The Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Aare Gani Adams, says food crisis is imminent in the South-West region of Nigeria due to the onslaught on farmers by Fulani herdsmen.
According to him, farmers in attack-prone areas have stopped going to their farms for fear of being assailed by suspected herders.
Channels Television’s Politics Today programme monitored by
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The chieftain described the situation in the South-West as “a serious invasion”, adding that drastic measures must be taken quickly to stop the ugly trend.
“We have been seriously infiltrated by Fulani herdsmen. Most of the reserved forests have been taken over by the Fulani herdsmen and a lot of ugly things are happening from those places. So, all hands must be on the deck to make sure these public incidents are taken care of,” he said.
Nigerians not in position to assess new service chiefs –Femi Adesina
Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to
the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), says Nigerians are not
in position to assess the competence or suitability of the new service chiefs
appointed by his principal.
“You and I would not be able to assess them because we are
civilians. To use the word of the military, we are bloody civilians. We would
not know. So, we are not in a position to assess these service chiefs and why
they were appointed,” Adesina said Tuesday on Channels Television’s Politics
The Presidency on Tuesday said President Muhammadu Buhari changed Service Chiefs because he felt the time was right to rejig the country’s security system.
Buhari’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina was reacting to remarks that Buhari replaced the Service Chiefs following calls by Nigerians.
Featuring on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Adesina said: “The President knew the time to do it and I believe the time has come and that is why it has been done.
“I don’t think it is a matter of right or wrong, it is just a matter of doing what is best for the country at the best time.
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Kayode Oyero
The Presidency, on Tuesday, says the fact that four service chiefs had to leave today does not mean that they failed, adding that it was only time to inject fresh energy in the fight against terrorism and other security challenges confronting the country.
Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), spoke on
Channels Television’s Politics Today programme monitored by
The PUNCH.
“The fact that they have to leave today does not mean they have failed. No, I wouldn’t think so. It is just that it is time to have fresh energy, fresh blood and fresh ideas in the theatre of battles where the military is involved in the country,” he said, noting that his principal commended the outgoing service chiefs.