A former Minister of Aviation,
Femi Fani-Kayode, on Tuesday, rubbished claims by the National Chairman of the
All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu that the crisis between herdsmen
and farmer was due to water scarcity and not religious.
Tinubu, who was represented by an
Executive Commissioner of the Nigerian Communications Commission, Sunday Dare,
in Abuja yesterday had explained that the desertification in most parts of the
North had caused herders to move southward with their cattle in search of
greener pastures contrary to insinuations.
“The government must help herders
gradually shift from their traditional nomadic existence to a more static
lifestyle. We have to face the reality that modernity is making the nomadic way
counterproductive and inefficient.
“Unoccupied, isolated land can
quickly be turned into grazing areas in the affected states. In the long run,
this will enable herders to better maintain their livestock and thus their own
livelihood,” he added.
But, Fani-Kayode, in his
reaction, described Tinubu’s claim as, “a pernicious and disingenuous lie.”
In a tweet, Fani-Kayode wrote: ”
To claim that the genocidal agenda of the herdsmen is due to water scarcity,
climate change or the drying up of River Chad is a pernicious and disingenuous
lie.
“The attempt to cover up the
motive and identity of those who indulge in mass murder and ethnic cleansing is
despicable.”
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