{"id":43437,"date":"2021-05-20T16:09:30","date_gmt":"2021-05-20T16:09:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/?p=43437"},"modified":"2021-05-20T14:43:47","modified_gmt":"2021-05-20T14:43:47","slug":"open-grazing-agf-malami-has-exposed-buhari-govt-ohanaeze-youths-alerts-international-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/open-grazing-agf-malami-has-exposed-buhari-govt-ohanaeze-youths-alerts-international-community","title":{"rendered":"Open grazing: AGF Malami has exposed Buhari Govt \u2013 Ohanaeze youths alerts international community"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press<\/a> – Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council, OYC, has reacted angrily over the Federal Government\u2019s stand on the recent ban of open grazing by the Southern Nigeria governors.<\/p>\n

DAILY POST reports that the governors had during their meeting in Asaba Delta State slammed a ban on open grazing of cattle. The decision was in reaction to various criminal activities reportedly being committed by herdsmen.<\/p>\n

But the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister for Justice, Abubakar Malami said on Wednesday night that the governors had no such powers.<\/p>\n

He went ahead to say the ban was similar to the Northern governors waking up to ban sale of motor spare parts in that part of the country.<\/p>\n

Reacting in a statement on Thursday morning, the OYC said it was now clear that rampaging killer herdsmen had all along been drawing their strength from the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government authorities.<\/p>\n

President-General of OYC, Mazi Okwu Nnabuike said it was \u201ca show of shame that a senior lawyer could wake up and draw such weird comparisons.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said the AGF left no one in doubt that the killer herdsmen were being propelled by the Federal Government.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are in deep shock over the statement made by the Attorney General of the Federation on open TV. It is so sad that such a posturing could come from the chief law officer of the land.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo say the least, we are more disappointed because this came from a senior lawyer, a supposed senior lawyer and SAN who should know better. How on earth can Malami compare herdsmen killing, raping women and forcefully taking over people\u2019s ancestral land to spare parts dealers.<\/p>\n

\u201cHis ethnic driven stand no doubt shows that the Federal Government has all along been the one giving impetus to killer herdsmen. May we ask him, \u201cthe spare parts dealers in the North, are they not paying for their shops? Are they not contributing to the revenue of their host states? Do they enter into Northern States and occupy territories, including their residential apartments by force? Do they go along rape and kill their hosts? Does freedom of movement entail movement of cattle to destroy people\u2019s farms and throw societies into acute hunger?<\/p>\n

\u201cMay we also ask him: where was freedom of religion when Northern governors banned sale of alcohol and have been destroying people\u2019s wares with reckless abandon?<\/p>\n

\u201cHis childish and ethnic induced comparison clearly exposed his hatred for the Igbos who are known to be the major spare parts dealers in the North. This should not be taken for granted. We have lost total confidence in him as the AGF. We now know who to hold responsible for all the atrocities of herdsmen in our land.<\/p>\n

\u201cIndeed Nigerians and the international community now know those who have been supporting the activities of killer herdsmen and we are alerting the international community to mount close surveillance on him, he should be put on watchlist; this should not be taken for granted.\u201d<\/p>\n

The OYC told the Southern governors \u201cnot to waiver their stand as you have the full backing of the people. You should not be intimidated but go ahead to fully implement that ban. We have had enough suppression in the hands of bigots like Malami. Enough is enough, it is time for Southern Nigeria to walk to their talk.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council, OYC, has reacted angrily over the Federal Government\u2019s stand on the recent ban of open grazing by the Southern Nigeria governors. DAILY POST reports that the governors had during their meeting in Asaba Delta State slammed a ban on open grazing of cattle. 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