The Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has come under fire from the Coalition of Southern and Middle Belt Youth Leaders Assembly (COSMBYLA) for his remarks on the security situation in Benue and other regions of the country.
According to Anaedoonline.ng, earlier this week, the PDP presidential candidate was cited as saying that he was upset with Samuel Ortom, the governor of Benue State, for characterizing Fulani as robbers and terrorists.
The organization questioned whether Ortom had committed any fault for labeling Fulani as terrorists in response to the PDP flag bearer’s statement given that they have consistently claimed credit for the attacks in the state.
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They questioned the former vice president regarding what he would have done in Ortom’s position.
The group insisted that Atiku had subtly declared support for the terrorists who were parading as herdsmen.
They said, “What does he expect a Governor who has not known peace since he took over government in 2015 to do when Fulani killers have come out repeatedly to take responsibility for the attacks on Benue State?
“We want to ask Atiku what he would have done if given the gory circumstances that Governor Ortom has found himself in, having to bury hundreds of his people every year after they are hacked down by marauding Fulani herders. Is profiling more important than the lives of Nigerians?
“Atiku has furtively declared support for the Fulani Jihadists and terrorists parading as herdsmen who have made it a duty to be killing indigenous Nigerians on daily basis in Benue State, Ondo state, South East states and other parts of the country.”
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According to the group, Atiku is running for president not because he genuinely cares about the country but rather because he wants to give his tribe (the Fulani) more power so they can keep killing innocent Nigerians.
The former vice-president must be called in for interrogation about what he knows about the Fulani herdsmen’s intentions, the young group demanded.
“It is surprising that Atiku’s reason of being angry with Governor Ortom which he openly confessed is because the Governor has doggedly stood in defense of his people and has repeatedly spoken against the killings of his people by Fulani terrorists and Jihadists.
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“Ortom’s strong and fierce defense in ensuring that his people are not wiped out of the face of the earth by Fulani terrorists finally confirmed that the man who is privileged to be the holder of the title “Zege Mule u Tiv” is not really the shade under which the Tiv people can seek refuge”, the statement added.
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