Sarkin Fulani and the Chairman, Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Walid Jibrin, has asked Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, to reverse the quit notice he issued to Fulani herders in the state.
Jibrin said dialogue should be adopted in resolving the inter-ethnic crisis in the country.
Akeredolu had issued a quit notice to Fulani herders to vacate the state’s forest reserve, a move that generated huge controversies.
But Jibrin, in a statement on Wednesday, said the Oyo and Ondo state governors, security agencies and the citizens of the two states should come together and resolve the issues amicably.
“The quit order given to all Fulani herdsmen residing in Ondo forests to evacuate from the state immediately should be reversed and allow the Fulani elders, security outfits, and governors forum to handle this matter peacefully and amicably.
“As a prominent Fulani leader, myself and responsible elder statesmen, I am making all efforts to invite all Fulani Associations to come together for useful discussions and a truce that will solve this matter without any fight or war.
“We have been living peacefully in Nigeria since after the Biafran War.
“May I congratulate all our state governors for their efforts in handling the Fulani herdsmen issues, hoping that the problems will soon come to pass,” Jibrin said.
