The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders
Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has distanced itself from a statement asking
Senate President Bukola Saraki to resign or be forcefully removed.
Garus Gololo, chairman of the
association in Benue state, had said the senate president is working to
undermine the presidency. He then asked Saraki to relinquish his position or be
forced out.
But in a statement on Wednesday,
Othman Ngelzarma, national secretary of MACBAN, said Gololo spoke in his
personal capacity.
Ngelzarma said Gololo would be
sanctioned for making the comment and asked the public to disregard it.
“The attention of Miyetti Allah
Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria has been drawn to an interview granted
by one Garus Gololo in Makurdi to Punch Newspaper titled ‘Resign or we will
force you out’. Miyetti Allah to Saraki. This statement is unfortunate,” the
statement read.
“I will categorically state that
Garos Gololo spoke in his personal capacity and has no mandate to speak on
behalf of the association. Miyetti Allah is a non partisan association with no
interest in the political terrain and we couldn’t meddle into the affairs of
political actors thereby compounding our already obvious challenges.
“I therefore urge all and sundry
to disregard this statement. This statement is not from MACBAN and should be
disregarded in its entirety.
“We take exception on this
statement and Garos Gololo is entirely on his own and will be sanctioned
accordingly. We cannot afford to add up to the many challenges we are
confronted with.
“I’m therefore appealing to the
general public to disregard this statement as it is coming from someone who
doesn’t have the mandate of the association to speak on its behalf. Thank You
and God bless you all.”
The All Progressives Congress
(APC) has repeatedly called on Saraki to relinquish his position following his
defection to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
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