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17 Peaceful Resolutions Reached By Fulani And Agatu People by ExAngel007(f): 4:26pm On Mar 28, 2016 |
[img]http://i.onthe.io/vllkyt5rom843u7v6.7d754af5.jpg[/img] A joint press briefing between Fulani herdsmen and Idomas in Abuja At a meeting between the Fulani herdsmen and the people of Agatu local government area in Abuja on Sunday, March 27, seventeen peaceful resolutions were made to ensure peace in the crisis affected area. The resolutions were signed by Paul Edeh, the convener of the One Idoma Initiative, Othman Ngelzarma; the national secretary of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Christian Eneche; the president of the Agatu Network Forum and Muhammadu Kiruwa; the national president of MACBAN. At the meeting, the group said: “We have agreed to work closely with our various communities, government of Benue and Nasarawa states, the federal government and all willing partners towards fostering peace and mutual cooperation, security, and sustainable development that includes strengthening our collective desires to promote cooperation and help to prevent future conflicts and resolve same if it ever arise again.” The parties also agreed to continue to cooperate among themselves to seek for dialogue and explore all efforts targeted at bring lasting peace to the crisis affected areas, while making various recommendations. Below are the 17 recommendations made by the parties: 1. The immediate cessation of hostilities between the Idomas in Agatu and the Fulani nomadic community carrying out grazing activities in Agatu. 2. The national leadership of MACBAN will direct its Benue and Nasarawa states chapters to immediately direct all Fulani herdsmen carrying out grazing activities in Agatu to immediately withdraw and move to Nasarawa state while dialogue towards the peaceful resolution of the conflict is on- going. While the Agatu youths should desist from patrolling the river bank until when better understanding is sought between the two parties. 3. The Federal Government is urged to immediately set up a high power committee that will include the leadership of the One Idoma Initiative and Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) to comprehensively look into the immediate and remote causes of the crisis with the view of finding a lasting solution. This committee should also be mandated to ascertain the level of destruction of lives and properties from both sides. 4. The federal government should draw up a roadmap to commence the immediate reconstruction, rehabilitation and re- integration of the internally displaced persons from Agatu back to their various communities. Similarly, the Fulanis who lost their cattle during the crisis should be compensated accordingly. 5. A peace football match should be organized between the Super Eagles of Nigeria and a joint team comprising the Idomas and the Fulanis. The Football match should be played at the National Stadium Abuja and organized in conjunction with NFF. The match should be aimed at raising awareness of the peaceful resolution of the conflict and to raise funds towards the reconstruction of the properties destroyed in the crisis. 6. All future conflicts arising between the Idoma people of Agatu and Fulani herdsmen should be addressed through dialogue rather than violent means as was the recent case. 7. The federal ministry of agriculture is urged to create and give adequate attention to the Livestock value chain development in Nigeria in order to cater for the growing demands of the nomadic community to address the imbalance between agronomy and livestock development in Nigeria. 8. The federal government is urged to as a matter of urgency support One Idoma Initiative and MACBAN to embark on advocacy campaigns on their members in order to enhance the spirit of brotherhood, love and tolerance especially among the youths. 9. The ministry of agriculture is urged to immediately organize a broad stakeholders meeting between cattle breeders and farmers with a view to providing short, medium and long term solutions to the crisis between cattle breeders and farmers in Nigeria. While the federal, states and local governments are urged to evolve a strategic framework for the implementation of the long term solution to the problem of grazing. 10. We condemn in totality the proliferation of fire arms especially among the warring parties and pledge to collaborate with the federal government and the two state governments of Benue and Nasarawa to encourage the laying down of arms by both parties and to also appeal to the government to consider granting amnesty to those who accept to lay down their arms and embrace lasting peace. 11. The federal government through the federal ministry of agriculture is urged to address the issue of grazing reserve and mapping out of the primary, secondary and tertiary cattle routes in Nigeria so as to put an end to the problem of perennial clashes between local farmers and Fulani herdsmen. The ministry of agriculture is urged to propose a Bill to resolve the above issue while the National Assembly is urged to consider and pass such bill into law expeditiously. 12. The One Idoma Initiative and the MACBAN should organize continuous stakeholders meetings to assess the progress made on the implementation of the letter of the communiqué issued after the town hall meeting. 13. Both associations should visit the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the governors of Benue and Nasarawa States, the chief of defence Staff, the chief of army staff, the inspector general of police, the director general National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and other relevant organizations, to enlist their support in the sustenance of peace between the Agatu community and the Fulani herdsmen. 14. We jointly call for the provision of adequate and permanent security in the crisis area up to the time when peace and security will be fully restored and thereafter. 15. The One Idoma Initiative and the MACBAN resolve to write an appreciation and commendation letter to “Ordinary” (Dr) Ahmad Isah, the president and founder of Brekete Family on his role as an arbiter towards the resolution of the Agatu and Fulani Herdsmen crisis from the onset. 16. We urge the executive governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom to immediately visit Agatu with his cabinet members for an on the spot assessment of the situation and ensure that rapid development of the crisis areas are commenced. We believe when this is done, it will go a long way in pacifying the victims of the crisis. 17. While we conclude by appreciating the effort of the federal government in addressing the general security problems of the country, we have no doubt in our minds that the crisis in Agatu will also receive the concern of the Federal government with the view to proffering the immediate remedy to the problem. https://www.naij.com/779898-read-17-peaceful-resolutions-reached-fulani-herdsmen-agatu-people.html?source=index_main |
Re: 17 Peaceful Resolutions Reached By Fulani And Agatu People by ojnnaco(m): 4:32pm On Mar 28, 2016 |
This Benue eeee. they even get time for dialogue after all this massacre .
I don't want to call it coward move shaaaa |
Re: 17 Peaceful Resolutions Reached By Fulani And Agatu People by BlackTechnology: 4:35pm On Mar 28, 2016 |
Who did the Agatu people voted for.? Buhari or Jonathan |
Re: 17 Peaceful Resolutions Reached By Fulani And Agatu People by Nobody: 4:37pm On Mar 28, 2016 |
Lol |
Re: 17 Peaceful Resolutions Reached By Fulani And Agatu People by izospindle(m): 4:43pm On Mar 28, 2016 |
no be only football match ![]() |
Re: 17 Peaceful Resolutions Reached By Fulani And Agatu People by LadyExcellency: 4:54pm On Mar 28, 2016 |
The terms of this resolutions are worst than article of colonization. Federal Government should do this and that? I resolve that Federal Government should pay complete cost incurred by Traders in event of any burnt market in Nigeria for National Peace. |
Re: 17 Peaceful Resolutions Reached By Fulani And Agatu People by highpriest4: 4:57pm On Mar 28, 2016 |
This is exactly how shehu usman Dan fodio settled in Hausa town of gobir, before .... Una know the rest 1 Like |
Re: 17 Peaceful Resolutions Reached By Fulani And Agatu People by highpriest4: 5:00pm On Mar 28, 2016 |
BlackTechnology:edozint matter Ok it is the grand patron of MACBAN |
Re: 17 Peaceful Resolutions Reached By Fulani And Agatu People by Aphrygian(m): 5:05pm On Mar 28, 2016 |
is it only me dats not seeing any agreement in what was written, did idomas and agatus are still sitting on gun powder walahi |
Re: 17 Peaceful Resolutions Reached By Fulani And Agatu People by highpriest4: 5:06pm On Mar 28, 2016 |
Omenka, are u telling me that benue people have finally accepted dem ALIMI's brothers as una personal lords and savior? Middle belt is finished 5 Likes 1 Share |
Re: 17 Peaceful Resolutions Reached By Fulani And Agatu People by Sealeddeal(m): 5:06pm On Mar 28, 2016 |
Non of the communiqué called for the punishment of those that committed the massacre or punishment of such evil in future. 2 Likes |
Re: 17 Peaceful Resolutions Reached By Fulani And Agatu People by Sealeddeal(m): 5:13pm On Mar 28, 2016 |
No 11 of the communiqué will never be. it can only work for the defeated people in North/south and never in SE. we are ready to fight to the last. It's Cattle ranch or nothing. Never shall there be grazing reserve for herdsmen in east save if we will be granted Market/ industrial reserve in all states of Nigeria. |
Re: 17 Peaceful Resolutions Reached By Fulani And Agatu People by ItzTun3chi(m): 5:32pm On Mar 28, 2016 |
unless Apc and Buhari restricts those buffoons to ranching in the north.there'd still be attacks on poor farmers by the fvckinq herdsmen ![]() ![]() |
Re: 17 Peaceful Resolutions Reached By Fulani And Agatu People by Sctests: 5:33pm On Mar 28, 2016 |
Sealeddeal: Aptly put. The whole of SE/SS should never conceed to that useless grazing reserve request. Afterall they say the East is the smallest geographically and therefore should have little allocation, so why should they take from little land the east have and use it for grazing reserves. There will bloodshed if they try. Let them go to Oyo or kano that boast of plentiful lands and have their grazing reserves there. Land issue is a very sensitive issue in the East. We don't have much of it and we will protect the little we have and rightfuy so. Afterall it is same people that taunts and deny us rights because of the size of our land. 1 Like |
Re: 17 Peaceful Resolutions Reached By Fulani And Agatu People by mencade5(m): 5:38pm On Mar 28, 2016 |
Tom tom is now one 10 naira in my area now oo. Let there be peace |
Re: 17 Peaceful Resolutions Reached By Fulani And Agatu People by MarysMeal: 5:42pm On Mar 28, 2016 |
BlackTechnology: Go away with your hate! Don't you have shame? At 49 you haven't achieve any meaningful thing in life. Don't let your children curse you when they grow. 2 Likes |
Re: 17 Peaceful Resolutions Reached By Fulani And Agatu People by Patented: 5:44pm On Mar 28, 2016 |
Which Kind.........hundreds killed, no 1 held responsible........dem wan sweep am under carpet |
Re: 17 Peaceful Resolutions Reached By Fulani And Agatu People by hungryboy(m): 6:31pm On Mar 28, 2016 |
Sounds like a good handbook for someone, Trying to learn how to be a slave to the killers of his kinsmen, This Idomas are so pathetic, for all your kinsmen this fulanis killed, you are not even talking about bringing the perpetrators to account, you are talking of peace, This is capitulation, this is a disgrace, Fulanis are a warring tribe, the do not love peace, The only way, you can gain their respect is by, playing their war game, and winning them at it, Let's just wait and see, it won't be long before another Benue community is invaded and destroyed by this guys |
Re: 17 Peaceful Resolutions Reached By Fulani And Agatu People by kechywillz(m): 9:43pm On Mar 28, 2016 |
Hmm,partial settlement. They will still invade them again and again |
Re: 17 Peaceful Resolutions Reached By Fulani And Agatu People by ashjay001(m): 11:25pm On Mar 28, 2016 |
ojnnaco: What u don't seem to understand is that d Fulani where d victims, it was their retaliation that brought about d agatu massacre everyone is screaming about. Hope they can maintain d peace initiative |
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