Governor Ortom demands apology from minister of defence over anti-grazing comments
- Benue state governor, Samuel Ortom, has asked the minister of defence, Mansur Dan-Ali, to tender an apology to Nigerians over a demand he made
- Dan-Ali had demanded for the suspension of anti-grazing law
- Ortom said that Dan-Ali should not be the mouthpiece of Miyetti Allah in a conflict involving Nigerians
The minister of defence, Masur Dan-Ali, has been asked by Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state to apologise to Nigerians for demanding the suspension of anti-grazing law.
Ortom, who stated this at an event on Tuesday, June 19, said that those in government should caution themselves as regards farmer-herders crisis, Vanguard reports.
Legit.ng gathers that the event was aimed at showcasing the national livestock transformation plan by the office of the vice president.
Ortom said: “In a time like this, we should be sensitive to what is going on. I wonder if the minister of defence, Mansur Dan-Ali, has had time to read the newspapers; he would have felt Nigerians’ pulse for calling for the suspension of a legitimate law.
“It is not good enough; it is casting the government in a bad light and the minister of the Federal Republic should represent Nigerians’ interests.
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“He should not be the mouthpiece of Miyetti Allah in a conflict involving Nigerians, especially when it is not your technical supervision. He should have allowed the minister of agric (Audu Ogbeh), who has the responsibility of managing this, to say or making such inflammatory statements, because a lot of people read different meanings to it; coming from a security council meeting and making such statements.
“Some people took it as the opinion of the security council. When he clarified it, that solved some problems - he needs to apologise to Nigerians."
On his part, Audu Ogbeh, said: “Marching cattle around is no longer viable. We have to resort to ranching and ranching in clusters is difficult.”
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Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that the federal government on Tuesday, June 19, presented a 6-point plan to end the growing crisis between herdsmen and farmers across Nigeria.
The presentation of the new plan was made by the technical adviser to the National Economic Council (NEC), Andrew Kwasari, in Abuja and attended by the minister of agriculture and rural development, Audu Ogbeh, and the Benue state governor, Samuel Ortom.
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Source: Legit.ng
