Kogi: See Why Miyetti Allah Endorse Bello for Second Term

  • MACBAN commends Bello for putting in place measures which had led to a reduction in clashes between farmers and herders in the state.
  • Commissioner says the governor decided to include Fulani leaders in the traditional council to reduce communal clash.

Kogi Governor, Yahaya Bello has been adopted for the second term by the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) following his emergence as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the forthcoming Nov. 16 governorship election in the state.

Alhaji Aliyu Saleh, the National Organising Secretary of the group, who declared this at a news conference in Lokoja, the state capital on Saturday, directed Fulanis in the state to immediately embark on Ruga-to-Ruga campaign for the re-election of Bello.

According to Saleh, the group decided to support the governor for providing a secure environment for Fulanis to operate in the state and approving free Contagious Bovine Plurol Pheneumonia (CBPP) vaccination for over 23, 000 cows belonging to MACBAN members in the country.

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The group also commended Bello for putting in place measures which had led to a reduction in clashes between farmers and herders in the state.

Saleh who noted that the governor had given its members a sense of belonging by appointing one of them into his cabinet and by making their leaders members of the traditional councils at the state and local government levels said that they decided to endorse Bello’s candidature because of their love for President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress (APC).

He was flanked by the state Chairman of MACBAN, Alhaji Umaru Jaido at the event.

Receiving the document on behalf of the Governor, the State Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Abubakar Ohere, thanked the group for adopting Bello as its candidate and described Governor Bello as a leader with a large heart.

He further stated that his priority had always been to provide security for all, irrespective of tribe and religion.

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He added that the governor decided to include Fulani leaders in the traditional council to reduce communal clash, especially between farmers and herders.

While thanking the association for the endorsement, the commissioner said the gesture would propel Bello to do more for the people of the state.

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