Obasanjo Says Herdsmen-Farmers’ Conflict Not Buhari’s Business
Former Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has said that it is not President Muhammadu Buhari’s duty to put to halt killings of farmers by Herdsmen across the country.
Obasanjo said this Tuesday during the 23rd Annual LAPO Development Forum in Abuja.
The event tagged “Food Security and Sustainable Agriculture in Nigeria: Challenges and Opportunities,” was organised by the Lift Above Poverty Organisation.
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“Some of the words that have been coming from our leaders, particularly from state governors are not helpful! This issue is not a federal issue and another thing, I don’t like about it is that when you talk of Fulani herdsmen, people talk of the President,” Obasanjo said at the event.
“Now because the President of Nigeria is a Fulani man, you expect him to solve the problem immediately, that is not his job. And when people make comments like this, it annoys me.
“I need to state that it is the responsibility of local governments to take care of them. Now, states should have even done better, but they haven’t, and then when you have cattle rustling, herdsmen and farmers conflict, you try to make it a national issue. It is not really a national issue.
“For me, the herdsmen are entitled be able to look after their animals but they are not entitled to destroy the crops of the rural farmers, it is unacceptable,” he added.
