They have been doing it since but realised its no more working again, so they decided to resort to war and organised violence against all of us, the answer is clear, Nigeria is not viable. We hope that with electronic voting the transmission of results will be safer and therefore people will come out en masse to vote. These survey findings informed policy discussions with senior U.S. and Nigerian policymakers, including Nigerian President Buhari and state governors. Fulani, also called Peul or Fulbe, a primarily Muslim people scattered throughout many parts of Africa, mostly in West Africa from Lake Chad in the east to the Atlantic coast. He found that what distinguishes Man from the other animals is his innate powers of reason and the faculty of speech, which give him a unique ability to form social groups and set up communities and partnerships.. Governors Must Build Ruga For Fulani Herdsmen in Their States For Peace To Reign - Prof. Usman Yusuf In an interview, monitored by our correspondent, the professor of medicine argued that if Sabon Gari towns could be created for Igbo and others in every part of the North, nothing stops the creation of RUGA for the herdsmen in all the states of the federation. In 1994, he got promoted and redeployed as Principal Administrative Officer in the Cabinet Secretariat of the Presidency. But few days after they rose from this unholy meeting, the Nigerian Police Force that has so far failed to stop the mass killings by these armed Fulani herdsmen paraded 17 suspected armed Fulani herdsmen responsible for the gruesome killings of mainly Southern Kaduna Christians. Much of the agricultural growth has included growth of the regions Christian population Christians are now believed to make up nearly 70% of the regions people, as families from the countrys south have migrated to farm the area. Bagudu was a known associate of former Nigerian dictator Sani Abacha, who was accused of stealing more than $2.2 billion of public funds during his five-year tenure as Nigerian president in the 1990s. "There are laid down procedures for aggrieved parties or candidates to follow when they are dissatisfied about the outcome of an election," it said in a statement. He also served as a Senator representing Bauchi South Senatorial District. SaharaReporters.com is an outstanding, groundbreaking news website that encourages citizen journalists to report ongoing corruption and government malfeasance in Africa. (Part 2), Nigerias Buhari Vows a Credible Election to Bolster Democracy. 04/12/2022 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) - Fulani militants killed 14 Christians, including women and children, in Nigeria's Benue State on Monday night. The candidate of the peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) Mr Emmanuel Enoidem, finished a distant second with 69,838 votes. In October 2020, a video clip of Ganduje receiving wads of dollars in what appears to be bribe payment by contractors was published by an online medium Daily Nigerian. He defeated Malam Salihu Takai in the 2015 gubernatorial election and was sworn in as governor in May 2015. The Fulani oligarchy noticed this and decided to draft him to do their bidding in Imo State. Abubakar is one of the frontrunners in Nigeria's 25 February presidential election and the candidate for the opposition People's Democratic Party (PDP). The Chairman of the Forum, Kashim Shettima of Borno, disclosed this to journalists at the end of the forums meeting in Kaduna. In 2014, El-Rufai declared his campaign for Governor of Kaduna State, contesting the APC governorship primaries to emerged as the party's candidate for Governor of Kaduna State. Zam, a strong disciple of the former governor of the state, George Akume, polled 143,151 votes to defeat Ortom who scored 106,882 while Labour Party candidate, Mike Gbillah scored 51,950. Connect READ ALSO Throughout the pandemic, USIP convened a series of virtual roundtables with Nigerian federal and state policymakers and key stakeholders to examine COVID-19s impact on security and governance. As you move to the middle belt, it is inhabited mostly by Christians, so there it will most likely be a Christian farm. Content created and supplied by: AdoyiGreporter (via Opera In office: 1 October 1963 - 16 January 1966 Date of birth: 16th November, 1904 Education: Howard University, Lincoln University and University of Pennsylvania. Nigerian Christians also face attacks and kidnappings by the Boko Haram terrorist movement. In September 2003, he became the Special Assistant to the Minister of Aviation. Few days back, the Northern governors met in Kaduna together with the traditional rulers and the Chief of Army Staff in what they claimed was because of the tumultuous security instability in Northern region. Igbo Governors, Wake Up. The Fulani language, known as Fula, is classified within the Atlantic branch of the Niger-Congo language family. The pastoral Fulani today enjoy greater prestige than town and sedentary agricultural Fulani as the most truly representative of Fulani culture. In a communiqu issued at the end of the meeting, the governors including MACBAN officials reiterated that the security and welfare of the people of Nigeria remained the primary purpose of government as enshrined in the 1999 Constitution as amended. PAY ATTENTION: Donate to Legit Charity on Patreon. Insecurity is plaguing north-western Nigeria, due to persistent herder-farmer tensions, rising crime and infiltration by Islamist militants. . Advances in veterinary medicine also make it possible for Fulani herders to push their livestock further into southern Nigeria, where they once were more susceptible to disease, into areas where beef commands higher prices. The NNF is a group of professional peace mediators trained by USIP to resolve local conflicts through nonviolent means across several states throughout the country. Bola Tinubu, a former governor of Lagos state, will take over leadership of a country grappling with Islamist insurgencies in the north-east, armed attacks, killings and kidnappings, conflict between livestock herders and farmers, cash, fuel and power shortages, and perennial corruption that opponents said Muhammadu Buhari's party has failed to stamp outdespite promises to do so. "The area concerned is the forest reserves and it is about registration and also to work in line with the law," he said. Malam Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, born 16 February 1960, is a Nigerian politician who is the incumbent Governor of Kaduna State and former Director General of The Bureau of Public Enterprises, the head privatisation agency in Nigeria and also the former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja from 16 July 2003 to 29 May 2007. If the content contained herein violates any of your rights, including those of copyright, and/or violates any the above mentioned factors, you are requested to immediately notify us using via the following email address operanews-external(at)opera.com and/or report the article using the available reporting functionality built into our Platform. erhaps, Confucius and Plato were indeed so passionate about the need for good governance that they were concerned about the best qualities and skills that leaders ought to have. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 2 Reply The suspects made up of both Fulani herdsmen and Natives of Southern Kaduna include Nelson Paul, the arms supplier to the suspects; Bulus Jatau, Magaji Shuaibu, Danlami Yakubu, Idris Bello, Danjuma Barde, Goma Adamu, Samuel Joshua, and Abdulkareem Abdul. By James Ibechi and Ejikeme Omenazu Nigerians were shocked to their marrow on Saturday March 20, 2021, when gunmen suspected to be herdsmen attempted to assassinate Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State. Blog, The United States Institute of Peace Legal and Privacy Information | FOIA Inquiries, A 2020 public opinion survey found new linkages between COVID-19, instability and conflict, assessing election-related violence risks, outlining pathways to civilian-led governance, A Key Election for Nigeria Raises a Rising Demand: Inclusion, The Latest @ USIP: Whats at Stake in Nigerias Elections? They are concentrated principally in Nigeria, Mali, Guinea, Senegal, and Niger but can also be found in several other countries. In 2018, he again emerged as the APC's governorship candidate. If you build a church without permission, the government can tear it down. Credit Brendertogo/wikimedia. Our editors will review what youve submitted and determine whether to revise the article. 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Ganduje through his commissioner denied the video. - The World, Pakistans Twin Crises: The Dangerous Convergence of a Collapsing Economy and Surging Terrorism - Foreign Affairs, Former US envoy: Ukraine may try to retake Crimea 'diplomatically' - NHK Japan, China and Myanmar resume work on Muse-Kyaukphyu railway - Frontier Myanmar. When we said that Nigeria belongs to our father Uthman Dan Fodio, it wasn't a joke. Nigerians, nearly one-sixth of all Africans, will choose a new president next week in what may be Africas most consequential election of 2023. He is Fulani by tribe. "Eleyi"of Ogun, "That boy" of Akwa Ibom, etc. If the Katsina situation stands, conferring advantages on some in the face of commonly faced existential threats, it means that our unitary policing system, which has failed, is a deliberate method of subjugation, which must be challenged. He ran successfully for reelection in the April 2011 national elections under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP). 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