Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, on Friday, warned his counterparts from Southern Nigeria against fighting the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) or blaming him for the problems of the country.

The governor, who spoke while featuring on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’ programme monitored by The PUNCH, said the President has restructured the country by granting judicial, legislative and local government autonomy, amongst others.

The PUNCH had earlier reported that about 17 southern governors met on Tuesday in Asaba, Delta State, and resolved to ban open grazing and movement of cattle by foot in the region. The governors called for the restructuring of the country along fiscal federalism, devolution of powers and state policing. They also called on the President to address the nation and convoke a national dialogue to address widespread agitations amongst various groups in the region.

But speaking on the television programme, Bello warned the governors to be careful of their utterances so as not heat up the polity.

He said, “Let me caution each and every one of us, leaders across board including governors and all of the leaders across Nigeria that we should be careful about the words we use. When we are talking of security, unity and national cohesion of Nigeria, as leaders and politicians, we should be careful about the words we use when we are addressing these various topical issues.

“When we talk about restructuring or the various demands or resolutions put across by my colleagues from the South, they are quite germane and they are entitled to their opinions and I so respect it but when it is titled or when it appears as if you are fighting President Muhammadu Buhari, our father and our President, we are all getting it wrong because we get to where we are today as a result of maladministration of successive administrations."

Continuing, the governor said, “There have been collective failures across board, so let’s not just blame it alone on the federal government or Mr President alone.

“When we talk of restructuring, Mr President believes in restructuring, I believe in restructuring, all of us believe in restructuring but when we are talking of restructuring, from what angle to what? Which context?

“I will describe my own context about restructuring that first, from what Mr President has done by ensuring signing Order 10 signing autonomy to local governments, legislature and judiciary. That is restructuring. How many of us are practising all of these in our states? How many of us have given full autonomy to local governments? Mr President has signed it.”

Bello challenged the governors to start the change they want to see from their states by granting judicial and local government autonomy in their domains.

He said, “At various levels, whatever we are demanding, let us make sure we practise it at home. If we are demanding zoning, let’s make sure we start the zoning from home, if we are demanding equity, let’s make sure there is equity at home. If we are demanding fairness, let’s make sure there is fairness at home. If we are demanding good governance, let’s start good governance at home.”

The governor, who hinted that his ambition to run for President in the 2023 elections, also knocked the Southern governors for banning open grazing without providing ranches for herders, adding that the insecurity arising from farmers-herders crisis was political.

The rising criminality amongst herders had forced about 20 states in the country to ban open grazing. Some farmers in Southern Nigeria have been killed, raped, and kidnapped by criminal elements who masquerade as herders. Many farmers had since abandoned their farms as a result of fear of unknown attacks by criminal herders who invade farmlands, brazenly destroy investments worth millions of naira while their cattle feed on crops and scuttle months of farmers’ labour.

Bello, whose state has not banned open grazing, stressed that herders should be allowed to co-habit with other Nigerians.

“I have not banned open grazing in Kogi State because there is no provision for ranching,” the governor said, even as he agreed that open grazing was “archaic and outdated”.

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This is why I don’t agitate for Nigerian youth to be president.
Is Yahaya Bello not a Nigerian youth?

Many Youths are worse than the adults.

Age isn’t the criteria to me but the credibility and competence of the candidate in his/her life endeavors

Same here too Tinubu have good plans for youths.

Amotolongbo:
This is why I don’t agitate for Nigerian youth to be president.
Is Yahaya Bello not a Nigerian youth?

Tinubuadvocate:
Same here too Tinubu have good plans for youths.

You meant this same Tinubu in the picture below?
SMH!!!

This failure should go and sit down somewhere. We're talking of major restructuring he is there talking of judicial and local government autonomy. Dissolution of power is what we want!!

This guy is a big fool...

Amotolongbo:
This is why I don’t agitate for Nigerian youth to be president.
Is Yahaya Bello not a Nigerian youth?

A very foolish one at the that.

hiss spit

Yayabelow is beginning to smoke something similar to what ffk smokes.

Black fools everywhere, black monkeys without human brains, idiots in one country

Amotolongbo:
This is why I don’t agitate for Nigerian youth to be president.
Is Yahaya Bello not a Nigerian youth?

Bello is from kogi, kogi is a Fulani state they support Buhari blindly

Yahya Bello: the definition of wastage and monumental failure as the youngest sitting governor in this present political dispensation.

It is therefore not strange for him to be defending the second greatest calamitous president in the history of humanity after 'calamity' as a word.

I still haven't understood how the Asaba meeting of the SNGF is giving the northern politicians and elites a sleepless night. It could be because the unity of voice and purpose that greeted the meeting.

The Asaba meeting further made me understand that there's power in unity.

Okay sycophants

I wonder who is deceiving this Bello for thinking he's got a chance to become a president.

The way Yahaya Bello confidently spew trash needs to be studied in Harvard.....

Yeah he restructured Nigeria with Fulani herdsmen, stupid Governor



They always find ways to blame the previous administration even after six years, these people are shameless and lack the brain to realize that

But this yeye bello shamelessness is epic and disturbing

This guy Neva dey mad so?

The Union Called Nigeria �� is Negotiable & Must be Renegotiated

In 1947, India �� and Pakistan �� emerged from the ashes of British Indian Dominion.

In 1971, Bangladesh �� separated from India ��

In 1965, Singapore �� cut ties from Malaysia ��

In 2002 East Timor and Indonesia �� went their separate ways.

In 1905, Norway ��, Denmark �� and Sweden �� all went their separate ways.

In 1944, Iceland �� seceded from Denmark ��

Between 1992-1993, Czechoslovakia became two independent nations, Czech Republic �� and Slovakia ��.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ��, Croatia ��, Macedonia ��, Montenegro ��, Serbia ��(including the regions of Kosovo and Vojvodina) and Slovenia ��, were once one federating country called Yugoslavia. This union came to a cruel end amidst brutal blood � sheds. And all went their separate ways in the journey of nationhood.

Russia ��, Ukraine ��, Georgia ��, Belarus ��, Uzbekistan ��, Armenia ��, Azerbaijan ��, Kazakhstan ��, Kyrgyzstan ��, Moldova ��, Turkmenistan ��, Tajikistan ��, Latvia ��, Lithuania �� and Estonia ��. These fifteen countries were once known as USSR ( Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) This union collapse in 1991, and they all went their separate ways and became sovereign nations.

In 1921, Ireland �� separated off from United Kingdom ��.

In 1830, Belgium �� and Netherlands �� went their separate ways.

In 1776 USA �� seceded from UK ��.

Eritrea �� is no longer part of Ethiopia ��

South Sudan �� has moved on from Sudan ��

All these separations and secessions happened for various reasons ranging from, political, economic, religious, ethnic, sociocultural, ideological differences, amidst other factors too. No nation, state or country is divinely created, they’re all human creation along various lines. If you can’t tag along, untangle yourselves.

Scotland ������� recently had a referendum in a failed bid to secede from Uk ��. But are still pushing.

Uk �� just recently dissolved their marriage with EU (European Union)

Catalans are aggressively pursuing a Catalonia Republic separate from Spain ��.

So I ask, how many more blood � of black men, women and children do we have to spill to keep this Lugardian fraud called Niger-Area?

Some unscrupulous European men gathered in Berlin, Germany in 1884-85 and balkanised Africa for their own benefit and interest, and today, those of us who benefit from the system, are on a killing spree to maintain the status-quo, not because they have a blue print or road map to make Nigeria better, rather to make their pockets and bank accounts fatter.

There are various options on the table that can make the geographical entity called Nigeria and her demography better and greater, unarguably, disintegration is ONE of them.

Personally to me, I think we’ve crossed the rubicon, and dismantling this Lugardian fraud, will save lives, birth healthy competition, all facets will develop and grow according to their own pace. All facets will build a NATION in line with their values, beliefs, worldview, identities, civilisation etc.

I’m persuaded to believe it is no longer a matter of ‘IF’ but a matter of ‘WHEN’. I only hope when the time comes, we wouldn’t have to go down the Yugoslavian route of bloodshed to go our separate ways, rather the Icelandic route of peace and civility.

Peace ✌�

I am beginning to suspect that this Yahaya Bello might make a good president.

Assuming Mumuharri isn’t able to complete the good work he is currently doing, I am sure that a Presidiot Yahaya Bello would be able to complete this enviable task.... of completing the disintegration of Nigeria.

Amotolongbo:

You meant this same Tinubu in the picture below?
SMH!!!

see the old man with bag of bone that want to rule this country.

God!

Another demented fellow.

Presidential aspirant, this is the kind of person some clueless people are clamouring to rule this country, a very far fool.

How do we arrive at this uncertainty that mask the future of the nation and make it gloomy.Its disheartening that some youth stil support nd die because of these failed politician.This does qualified intellectually to be a ward leader...its a pity

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This mistake of a governor called bello

BUHARI HAS FAILED. APC HAS FAILED. IT'S BETTER YOU DON'T SUPPORT ANY PARTY THAN TO BE SUPPORTING BUHARI/APC. I HAVE NOTHING AGAINST BUHARI AS A PERSON BUT, AS A LEADER; HE'S A BIG FAILURE. DEEP DOWN HIS SUPPORTERS KNOW THIS BUT, WANT TO CONSTANTLY LIVE IN DENIAL 'CAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO HEAR ""I TOLD YOU SO". THEY ARE SCARED OF PUBLIC BASHING; VERY FUNNY SET OF ANIMALS. One thing about buhari's supporters is that they've got a huge mental issue involving denial. They'll always look for ways to twist things to suite them. Yahaya has even accepted that there's failure but it's not involving buhari alone. Today they'll support "One Nigeria", tomorrow they'll be "BMC". They're never organized with their thoughts AND they are SERIOUSLY wasting our time. Baba suwe will even make a better president, at least we'll laugh at his stupidity rather than weeping at buhari's. Just look at how low these people sunk the country; it'll be almost impossible to get back on our feet( yes, I know we were not really on how feet before they came in). Try and have a sensible discussion with a BMC supporter and you'll see that they're mostly blinded by religion, tribe, hate for opposition, etc .ONE THING I'M VERY SURE OF IS THAT: YOU CANNOT PUBLICLY DEFEND BUHARI, IT MAY EVEN LEAD TO JUNGLE JUSTICE. MOST OF THESE FUNNY ANIMALS HAVE NEVER BEEN OUT THE COUNTRY, IF YOU HAVE, THEN YOU'LL KNOW HOW MANY LIVES WERE RUINED DUE TO BUHARINOMICS. I LITERALLY WATCHED PEOPLE DROP OUT FROM SCHOOLS ABROAD AND HAVE MONEY PROBLEMS. Yahaya bello must have eaten the wrong vegetable...