The Herdsmen/Farmers Clashes Are Disturbing – Senate

The Nigerian Senate has come out to say that the recent problems of insecurity caused by the incessant clashes between herders and farmers across the country will be thoroughly debated.

Senate Leader, Senator Yahaya Abdullahi, All Progressives Congress, APC, Kebbi North recently revealed this to the press.

According to him, a motion for the debate on Farmers/Herders clashes, especially the recent ones that happened in Ondo and Oyo States has already been prepared by the Deputy Senate Leader, Senator Robert Ajayi Boroffice, APC Ondo North, and the debate will eventually lead to the resolution of the issue.

He added that the clashes and deaths are very disturbing, so all senators will discuss the issue in detail, and prayers will be involved if possible.

His words, “The Senate is disturbed that such crises in addition to armed banditry and Boko Haram insurgency , remain unabated and there can’t be development where there is no peace , the very reason , state actors at the grassroots need to be more involved in stopping them.”

“These are kind of crises that must be addressed promptly and squarely in preventing ethnic entrepreneurs from hijacking the whole situation and putting the country in danger.”

“There are existential issues that have set communities that have hitherto lived together peacefully, against each other either for political advantage or political matters.”

”I think these are issues that should be resolved at the local level either through dialogue anchored on the spirit of give and take.”

“Whatever crises that are involved should be resolved by political leaders at appropriate levels be it, at the National Assembly, at the level of the Governors, local Government and even councillorship level where state actors are expected to sit down with their people so that a lot of these issues can be articulated and addressed by the local population.”

” Infact, this is what the Governors at their levels should do and not always running to the presidency, to solve one dispute here and there.”

“This is a federation and we are all politically responsible leaders. I can assure you that in no distant time, these intercommunual conflagrations would be resolved.”

”So, hopefully Tuesday or Wednesday this week, a general motion that will be sponsored by the deputy Senate leader, Ajayi Borroficce, will be debated on the floor of the Senate.”