The Middle Belt Forum (MBF) has asked
President Muhammadu Buhari to call Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association
(MACBAN) to order.
MBF said this in reaction to
threat to Senate President, Bukola Saraki by an official of association.
MACBAN Coordinator in Benue
State, Alhaji Garus Gololo, had stated that Saraki would be forced out of
office if he refused to resign his position immediately.
Gololo claimed that Saraki had
created numerous problems for the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari.
Reacting via a statement on
Thursday, Ndi Kato, MBF Coordinator of Public Communication, lamented that the
statement was made in Benue where lives and property of countless indigenes
have been lost to attacks by herdsmen.
It reads: “As a result of these
targeted attacks on Benue and most states in the Middle Belt, our region is
knee deep in a mismanaged humanitarian crisis spanning several states.
“This threat by the leadership of
Miyetti Allah is not only insulting, it is inciting and we believe, issued with
the intention to heat up the polity.
“The Middle Belt Forum has
observed the consistency with which leaders of Miyetti Allah expend inciting
statements on National issues well beyond their reach and we are at the
juncture where we must stand firm and insist ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! Miyetti Allah
must be called to order!
“Nigerians cannot understand the
root of this audacity by Miyetti Allah to pour fuel on National issues from the
heavy loss of human lives in several parts of our nation to sensitive political
issues.
“Senator Abubakar Bukola Saraki
is not only the Senate President but the highest office holder in the Middle
Belt.
“A threat to his office by
non-political actors is a threat to democracy; a threat to his person is a
threat to the leadership of our region.
“The entire Middle Belt is
currently grappling for stability in the midst of chaos, land grabbing and mass
killings.
“We call on well-meaning
Nigerians to rebuke such statements and the intentions behind them as these are
direct threats to our democracy.
“We call on our National Security
Agencies to in the interest of National Peace and stability, invite Alhaji
Garus Gololo for questioning.
“Finally, we call on President
Muhammadu Buhari to put his foot down against such rhetoric in the interest of
our nation.”
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