Nigeria' s president Muhammadu Buhari, and State governors. USIP convenes government officials, partners and civic leaders at its U.S. headquarters and Nigeria country office for candid conversations that foster collaboration and inform policy and program priorities. but live in extreme poverty in Nigeria, Fulani elites of Nigeria should be . This is not to say that there is no religious discrimination in Nigeria, he added. The Northern Elders Forum, NEF, yesterday, urged President Muhammadu Buhari and governors of the 36 states of the federation to explore all available channels to protect the Fulani communities in . Ortom made the statement during the launch of the Benue PDP campaign for the 2023 election in Makurdi, the state capital. Bala Mohammed was born on the 5th of October, 1958 in Duguri, a town located inAlkaleri LGA of Bauchi State, Nigeria. Bello, won having scored the highest votes of 100,197 to defeat the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Shehu Muhammad Abdullahi who scored 88,153. His victory was upheld by the Supreme Court in January 2020. While . Be the first to get hottest news from our Editor-in-Chief, Check your email and confirm your subscription. Nigerias federal system gives governors great responsibilities in addressing the issues driving the countrys multiple conflicts, including farmer-herder violence, deepening regional divides, armed banditry and the Boko Haram insurgency. See More, Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, Governor Of Kebbi State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, Governor Of Kaduna State, Opera News is a free to use platform and the views and opinions expressed herein are solely those of the author and do not represent, reflect or express the views of Opera News. LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigeria's ruling party candidate and former Lagos governor Bola Tinubu was ahead in the vote count from Saturday's presidential election, a Reuters tally of provisional results . He is Fulani by tribe. Fulani terrorists are regarded as responsible for tens of thousands of deaths in Nigeria since 2009, most of them Christians, but also Muslims from farming communities in Nigerias northwest. Herder-farmer conflicts in Nigeria are a series of disputes over arable land resources across Nigeria between mostly Muslim Fulani herders and mostly Christian non-Fulani farmers. Violence flared up in the early 2000s, when Fulani herdsman attacked farming communities they accused of stealing their cattle and blocking their routes. Ganduje through his commissioner denied the video. Fr. Nigerian Christians also face attacks and kidnappings by the Boko Haram terrorist movement. Denying Amotekun the urgently needed rights, to legitimately bear arms is a repudiation of the basis of true federalism, which we have been clamouring for, Akeredolu had said in a statement on Wednesday. "Eleyi"of Ogun, "That boy" of Akwa Ibom, etc. 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. On April 21, 2007, Bala Mohammed was elected as the Senator representing Bauchi South Senatorial District under the All Nigeria People's Party (ANPP). Four years ago, we summarized Catholic social teaching, about the common good, and we have been using it to raise awareness. He was a former deputy Governor under Rabiu Kwankwasor. Any/all written content and images displayed are provided by the blogger/author, appear herein as submitted by the blogger/author and are unedited by Opera News. Ganduje became the Deputy Governor of Kano State following their victory in the 1999 gubernatorial elections. Governor Hope Uzodinma has always been a man of questionable reputation and character. In Nigeria, the Fulani comprise the most populous and politically influential of more than 250 ethnic groups in the country. Again, the deliberate failure of all the security forces to apprehend and prosecute to a logical conclusion all the armed Fulani terrorists and their sponsors has confounded all rational minds. Further, in the Middle Belt, churches have been targeted for violence, priests and religious have been kidnapped, and Christians have faced sexual violence by Fulani terrorists. 1 Dislike this! Dec 12, 2022 According to estimations from 2018, Nigeria's major ethnic groups are Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo (Ibo), and Fulani. Most men are polygynous, the typical household unit comprising the family head, his wives, and his unmarried children. Nigeria's newest cardinal: Presidential election will 'either make or break Nigeria' Feb 23, 2023 . In addition, he obtained an LL.B degree from the University of London, and graduated in August 2008 with second class honors, Upper Division. Bagudu eventually reached a settlement, agreeing to return $160 million of stolen money in exchange for deportation to Nigeria to face trial. Borno State, northeast Nigeria, was a gateway for trade in agricultural products between Northern Nigeria and the country's neighbours - Cameroun, Chad, Niger, Central African Countries and the Congos. 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. By AdoyiGreporter (self media writer) | 1 year ago. The Fulani Herdsmen are slowly moving from northern Nigeria into Southern Nigeria due to drought and desertification in northern Nigeria. The Pillar brings you a primer on the history of a complex situation, which has become deadly across much of Nigeria. Nigeria's ruling party candidate has beendeclared president-elect of Africa's most populous nation in the early hours of Wednesdayafter a weekend election disputed bythe main opposition parties. It is estimated that between 12 and 13 million Fulani are nomadic or semi-nomadic herders of cattle, goats, and sheep, who travel across large areas in West Africa to provide grazing land for their livestock. There are an estimated 25 million people of Fulani ethnicity, most of them Muslim. 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. He was re-elected on 9 March 2019, defeating his closest rival by over 200,000 votes. 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. Ebonyi State Governor David Umahi won Saturday, February 25 parliamentary election, to represent Ebonyi South Senatorial zone in the Nigerian senate next legislative tenure. He was vice president from 1999 to 2007. He was elected Senator for the Kebbi Central constituency of Kebbi State, Nigeria in a by-election after Senator Adamu Aliero was appointed Minister of the Federal Capital Territory in December 2008. Alternate titles: Foulah, Fulbe, Fule, Peul. "The results being declared at the National Collation centre have been heavily doctored and manipulated and do not reflect the wishes of Nigerians expressed at the polls," they said in a joint statement. The violence has moved further south in recent years, with the Pentecost attack - if it was perpetrated by Fulani terrorists - being one of the southern-most acts of Fulani terrorism. In 2015, Ganduje ran to become the governor of Kano state under the platform of the All Progressive Congress (APC). Governor Abubakar Sani Bello of Niger State on Monday, February 27, won the senatorial seat of Niger North Senatorial District under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). They are concentrated principally in Nigeria, Mali, Guinea, Senegal, and Niger but can also be found in several other countries. The influence of Islam on kinship patterns is evident in the general preference for cousin and other intralineage marriages. We hope that with electronic voting the transmission of results will be safer and therefore people will come out en masse to vote. His Fulani father who lived on a pension of three pounds a month died while the young Nasir was 8. who was kidnapped in 2021 by Fulani terrorists, Pope Francis raises cardinals' rent over 'economic crisis', How AI helped shape Asias synod document, Paprocki: Weve passed beyond the point of private conversations. Despite the considerable evidence from legal authorities in the U.S., Jersey, and Switzerland, Bagudu was never questioned after returning to Nigeria. Earlier this month, Archbishop Matthew Man-Oso Ndagoso, who leads the Kaduna archdiocese in the Middle Belt, insisted to Aid to the Church in Need that the conflict is not a religious one, even while it has taken on religious overtones. The answer is let those who want their own countries go.. A credible, publicly accepted result and a peaceful transfer of power could help consolidate democracy in Africas most populous country following democratic setbacks in the region, notably seven coups in 26 months in the Sahel and West Africa. The election pits former Lagos governor and APC candidate Bola Tinubu, 70, against old rival, former vice president and PDP candidate Atiku Abubakar, who at 76 is on his . At the advent of the fourth republic, Ganduje became a member of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) and picked nomination form to become the Governor of Kano State. Kashim Shettima was Governor of Borno State when Boko Haram was at their most dreadful. Umahi, who is the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, scored a total of 28,378 votes to defeat his rivals, Linus Okorie of the Labour Party, who scored 25,496 votes . They reside mostly in Nigeria, Mali, Guinea, Cameroon, Senegal, and Niger. He however defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2014 and joined the All Progressive Congress. He was sponsored throughout his academia days by an uncle in Kaduna, and as a result grew up in the influential Northern state. We also mapped out new strategies that would be used by the local Fulani herdsmen to rear their cattle without having to move across the country, he said. Their spokesman spoke from both sides of his mouth and made unbelievable claim that the armed Fulani marauders wrecking havoc in all sorts of communities around the nation are foreigners from Niger, Chad and Mali. He is from a wealthy Fulani family, his father was actually the director of Primary Education in Kebbi. In the northwest the farmers are mostly Muslims, and they also have conflicts with the Fulani. Nigerian Governor Discloses Why Fulani Will Always Seek Revenge. The attack was sequel to the recent bombing in Akwanaja, Doma, Nasarawa State where several pastoralists believed to be Fulani were killed. We want to reiterate, that what is sauce for the goose, is sauce for the gander. Our editors will review what youve submitted and determine whether to revise the article. USIP brings together state governors, national policymakers and civic leaders to design and implement inclusive policies that mitigate violence and strengthen community-oriented security. Grants & Fellowships 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. The study observes that Fulani militancy has negated human security and resulted in dire humanitarian consequences . The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Ogun East, Gbenga Daniel, has won the senatorial election conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ogun State on Saturday. According to him, the governors observed that most of the herdsmen involved in issues of insecurity are immigrants from Senegal and Mali. Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari says he expects a credible election to choose his successor in just 10 weeks. Mahmood Yakubu, the chairman of Nigerias Independent National Electoral Commission, discusses how his team is working to ensure free, fair and credible elections as well as why the support of young people and political leaders is crucial for maintaining the longest period of uninterrupted democratic governance in the Nigerias history. But there is no singular approach to addressing that problem among the Fulani, and violent attacks on Christian farmers have been condemned by most Fulani leaders in Nigeria. In fact, the just concluded Presidential and National Assembly elections held on Saturday, February 25, showed the weakness of some governors in their domain and the will of the people prevailing over all in the respective states. Federal and state authorities should focus on resolving conflict between agrarian and pastoralist communities, through dialogue and resource-sharing agreements, while also stepping up law enforcement. This is most notably the case in northern Nigeria, where perhaps half of the Fulani have adopted the Hausa language and culture and where, as a result of a series of holy wars (180410) purporting to purify Islam, they established an empire, instituting themselves as a ruling aristocracy. Opposition parties rejected the results as the product of a flawed process, which suffered multiple technical difficulties owing to the introduction of new technology by INEC, and on Tuesday called on its chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, to resign. We need subscribers to make that happen: The Fulani are Muslims, and the people killed, kidnapped, tortured, and raped by Fulani terrorists in Nigeria have been predominantly, but not exclusively, Christians. NNF dialogues focus on strengthening community-security sector relationships and mitigating intercommunal, pastoralist-farmer and election-related violence. They reside mostly in Nigeria, Mali, Guinea, Cameroon, Senegal, and Niger. As Africas most populous country, largest economy and most notable democracy, Nigeria is a bellwether for the continent. The Squad known as Operation Harmony comprised the Police Mobile Squad, Counter Terrorism Unit, Special Anti-Robbery Squad, Intelligence Response Team, SIB, Explosive Ordinance Department, IGP Monitoring Unit, Police K9 (Sniffer Dog Section), Police Air Wing and Police Medical Team with headquarters in Kafanchan. There is nothing anybody can do about it. According to Genocide Watch, between 400 and 420 churches were attacked in 2021, and more than 5,000 Christians were killed in the country by Fulani terrorists or Boko Haram last year. CTRL + SPACE for auto-complete. by vegasbm. He also had a stint as a News Reporter with the News Agency of Nigeria, (NAN). 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. Credit Brendertogo/wikimedia. Since 2019, the NNF has collaborated with state peacebuilding institutions to address conflicts and support local peace processes. To set the record straight, the Command wishes to state that on the 2nd of January, 2021 [] The Fula people, often described as the Fulani, are regarded as the world's largest nomadic group: about 20 million people dispersed across Western Africa. Indeed Aristotle believed that man by nature is a political animal. 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