by Marine54 ( m ): 9:59am On Sep 26 , 2020 The archbishop lamented systemic religious persecution of Christians in the countrys north but he attributed that to state policies, not the Fulani, and urged Christians to push for reforms. He was vice president from 1999 to 2007. Some Nigerians viewed El-Rufai's claims as controversial. FULANIS OWNS NIGERIA We must make Nigeria a Fulani nation and that's final. Many Nigerian Fulani people have migrated to cities, especially as desertification in the countrys northern region has decimated traditional grazing lands. Unlike some Nigerian politicians, whose hirelings, lust and obsessive greed prevent them to seek the good of the society, governor Makinde has toed the right path. 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. Ndagoso blamed government inaction for continued attacks, and said the language of religious conflict was a convenient but simplistic account of the violence. The Fulani were originally a pastoral people, and their lives and organization were dominated by the needs of their herds. The governors of the South are not wrong in the resolution to checkmate the activities of the Fulani herdsmen. 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. The state government cannot look on while its citizens are being terrorised and murdered with impunity. Nigeria's newest cardinal: Presidential election will 'either make or break Nigeria' Feb 23, 2023 The Chairman of the Forum, Kashim Shettima of Borno, disclosed this to journalists at the end of the forums meeting in Kaduna. Connect 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. 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? He is an indigene of Kebbi State. A weakening economy, rising insecurity and violent conflicts threaten progress made in its democratic development. Despite his northern upbringing, Nasir El-Rufai has always said he is Nigerian first before being Fulani. "'Fulani' group writes Delta Gov, Okowa, threatens Jihad over grazing ban," Ripples Nigeria, June 14, 2021: A group, which claims to be made up of Fulanis, has written the Governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa, threatening Jihadist attacks on some strategic facilities in the state if he fails to withdraw his support for a ban on open . Search for experts, projects, publications, courses, and more. 04/12/2022 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) - Fulani militants killed 14 Christians, including women and children, in Nigeria's Benue State on Monday night. Foisting him on the State against the poor Imo electorates was never accidental, it was carefully planned. In 2019, USIP hosted eminent U.S. and Nigerian civic leaders and government officials for a roundtable to explore the state of Nigerian governance 20 years into its democratic transition. He was a former deputy Governor under Rabiu Kwankwasor. The communiqu. Earlier this year, the Army in Abuja reportedly paraded some Nigerians armed Fulani herdsmen but it is alleged that these suspects were secretly released by the hierarchy of the Army. Renowned historian and leader of the umbrella body of Yoruba self-determination movement, Ilana Omo Oodua, Emeritus Prof Banji Akintoye, has insisted that the Yoruba ethnic group needs its own country out of present Nigeria. Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe was the first President of Nigeria from 1963 till 1966 (Preceded by Queen Elizabeth II and Succeeded by Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi).He was a well known stateman and one of the persons in the frontline fighting for the . 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 Igbo Governors, Wake Up. PORT HARCOURT (Reuters) -Provisional results from Nigeria's disputed presidential election showed Bola Tinubu from the ruling party closing in on victory, a Reuters tally of votes . Amid deepening distrust in government and institutions, Nigeria has significant work to do in improving national, state and local security and governance ahead of national and state elections in 2023. Every year they have money to build mosques in the budget but will not let you build churches. The Fulani people (also known as Fulbe or Peul) are one of the largest ethnic groups in West Africa, with at least 25 million members. We want to reiterate, that what is sauce for the goose, is sauce for the gander. In recent months, other Nigerian churches have been attacked by Fulani terrorists, with parishioners either being kidnapped or shot by terrorists. He went on to win the governorship election, with over one million votes to defeat the incumbent Governor Mukhtar Ramalan Yero the candidate of the People's Democratic Party. But Olayemi Adeyemi, Owos delegate to Nigerias House of Representatives, told reporters Sunday that: Fulani herdsman are believed to be responsible for thousands of death in Nigerias Middle Belt, mostly in terror attacks committed against Christian farming communities. That push has created new tensions among farmers and herders, in regions where they were not seen until recent decades. But Fulani retaliation became increasingly brutal and - according to analysts in the region - led to the destruction of villages, the burning of churches, to massacres and acts of sexual assault. Whilst the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is still collating the results for the presidential election, the fate of those who participated in the senatorial election has already been determined. They wander in nomadic groups, making temporary camps of portable huts. In 2019, the Network of Nigerian Facilitators (NNF) helped Kaduna and Plateau state peacebuilding institutions orchestrate a peace agreement to resolve a long-standing, cross-border violent conflict between Aten, Fulani and Takad communities in both states. 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. It turned out that the Northern governors lied because these suspected killers are Nigerians of Fulani extraction. And - if Fulani terrorists are responsible - why would they shoot up a church on Pentecost? The Governor noted that the the herders now outnumber the indigenous population in many communities across the state. In this article, I will be sharing with you 4 Current Nigerian governors that are Fulani by tribe: 1. 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. Arab nations reach out to Syria for first time in a decade: Is this earthquake diplomacy? He thereafter became the flagbearer of the All Progressive Congress(APC) after winning the Party's Gubernatorial primaries. READ ALSO PAY ATTENTION: Donate to Legit Charity on Patreon. Ganduje was re-elected for a second term in office in the 2019 gubernatorial elections amid voting irregularities. 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. The Police at Force headquarters paraded 17 suspects arrested in connection with the violence in Kafanchan and environs in Southern Kaduna which has claimed the lives of many persons and led to destruction of property. Peter Obi, one of three leading candidates, is Catholic and a popular former governor. In 2018, he again emerged as the APC's governorship candidate. Speaking on the issue raised by the governor, Professor Akintoye said, What the governor said is what we that want Yoruba Nation, the Biafra people and the Middle belt people have been saying for a long time. 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. 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. Mr Obi's campaign attracted young people and urban, more educated voters fed up with corrupt politics of the past, the two parties that have represented it since the end of military rule in 1999, and old men who have tended to dominate them. President Muhammadu Buhari is urban Fulani. More than 50 people were killed during Mass on Pentecost Sunday in Nigeria, when a group of assailants attacked St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, a city in the Ondo state in Nigerias southwest. This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. In 2020, USIP officially established a country office in Abuja. 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. Interaction with other groups has sometimes resulted in a considerable degree of cultural absorption. THEWILL NEWS MEDIA. Many sedentary Fulani, who frequently have become sedentary as a result of the depletion of their herds, also own cattle, but they rely principally on cultivation. 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 occupied the seat until his appointment as the Hon Minister of Federal Capital Territory in April 2010. The governor who spoke yesterday at the launch of the 2023 Livestock Mass Vaccination Campaign in Bauchi also called on all eligible Fulani voters to vote for Atiku Abubakar on Saturday. The 17 suspects according to the Force Public relations Officer, CSP Jimoh Moshood were arrested for inciting public disturbance, disturbance of public peace, causing mischief by fire, culpable homicide, theft and unlawful possession of prohibited firearms. In a statement provided to the media by the National President of the OYC, Comrd. The urban Fulani are the most ardently Muslim. He is a Nigerian politician and governor of Kano State. They reside mostly in Nigeria, Mali, Guinea, Cameroon, Senegal, and Niger. Opera News furthermore does not condone the use of our platform for the purposes encouraging/endorsing hate speech, violation of human rights and/or utterances of a defamatory nature. In 2018, Bala Mohammed emerged as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate for Bauchi State. He is from a wealthy Fulani family, his father was actually the director of Primary Education in Kebbi. 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. Muhammadu Buhari is Fulani so are most heads of Nigerias security institutions appointed by Muhammadu Buharis administration. The Pillar brings you a primer on the history of a complex situation, which has become deadly across much of Nigeria. Our editors will review what youve submitted and determine whether to revise the article. Apart from the fact that these Northern governors have failed to provide good governance to their people, their roles in the ongoing unwarranted massacre of farmers by armed Fulani terrorists have left right thinking Nigerians wondering what their agenda is. Mr Tinubuappealed to voters on his track record during his two terms as Lagos state governor at the turn of the century, during which he reduced violent crime, improved the city's traffic jams and cleaned up rubbish. The Fulani Herdsmen are slowly moving from northern Nigeria into Southern Nigeria due to drought and desertification in northern Nigeria. The resulting peace agreement, signed in December 2020, signified their commitment to begin a peace process guided by the state peacebuilding institutions with support from the NNF and USIP. In 1984, he got employed as an Administrative Officer under the Federal Ministry of Internal. In March 2020, Ganduje removes the Emir of Kanu Mohammadu Sanusi II as the Emir and appointed Aminu Ado Bayero as the new Emir of Kano. Igboayaka O. Igboayaka, the Council accused Southeast Governors of submitting to their Fulani overlords, who in turn have transformed the region into a carnage. our governors came together to bring amotekun n it will b so hard for the fg to give them problem unlike BSS that was formed in one backyard Re: Amotekun Battles Fulani Herdsmen In Kishi Forest. In 2003, Bagudu was arrested and extradited from Houston, Texas at the request of Jersey, where Bagudu had set up a shell company called Doraville Properties to launder funds stolen from Nigeria. A central demand amid this campaign is a better inclusion of Nigerias hundreds of ethnic, religious and other communities in elections and governance. 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. 1 Dislike this! 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. 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. In recent decades, Nigerias population growth and advances in agricultural technology have led to an expansion of agricultural land use in the countrys Middle Belt, which was traditionally a kind of no-mans land between the countrys majority Muslim north and its predominately Christian southern regions. Others are Haruna Ilyasu, Hassan Idris, Adamu Haruna, Adamu Umar, Suleiman Saleh, Abubakar Muhammadu, and Muhammadu Jori. According to Akintoye, the British empowered the Fulani over other tribes in 1960 during independence. Credit Brendertogo/wikimedia. We will defend our people.. This is not to say that there is no religious discrimination in Nigeria, he added. Hausa people are estimated to make up 30 percent of the country's. King sentenced to death by hanging-PM News, Military Gun Truck Kills Two In Yobe, Army Initiates Probe. He later moved to attend Dawakin Tofa Primary School from 1956 to 1963. The pastoral Fulani today enjoy greater prestige than town and sedentary agricultural Fulani as the most truly representative of Fulani culture. Not only is Ganduje Fulani by tribe, he was born in a Fulani nomadic settlement, speaks fluent Fulani and has Fulani tribal marks. Copyright 20062023 Sahara Reporters, Inc. All rights reserved. Your support matters! Vote. They are the product of cross-breeding between the Taurags, Berbers and Arabs of North Africa on the one hand and the local black . 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