- Benue state elders disclosed what they want President Buhari to do for them in the state
- They declared that the president should accept the state anti open grazing law
- The president general of Omi Ny’Igede Ode Enyi, said the people expect a pronouncement that will put a stop to the killings in the state form President Buhari
Chairman of the ethnic leaders of Benue state and president general of Mdzough U Tiv, Chief Edward Ujege said that the people of the state expect a decisive statement and action from the President Muhammadu Buhari to end the killings in the state.
Chief Ujege said: ''What we expect is for him to accept the anti open grazing law of Benue state and also direct the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to implement it so that we have peace in Benue state.
''We also want them to stop the unnecessary attacks on Governor Ortom, especially the IGP and the government apparatus because it is not a good sign at all.
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''And he (the president) should stop the killings in Benue because as president of the country, it is within his powers to do so.''
On his part, team leader of the global amnesty watch foundation, Terrence Kuanum said an end to the killings in Benue should be paramount to the president.
According to him, ''We expect him to listen to the voice of reason and act as a leader, taking decisive actions to arrest the leadership of Miyetti Allah kautal, who were allegedly fingered in the killings in Benue having threatened to resist the Open Grazing Prohibition Law of the state which came into effect on November 1.
''He should without delay, declare that group a terrorist organisation; it is only that declaration that can bring the killings to an end.
''So long as the leaders of the Miyetti Allah group are free, these killings will continue because they are the sponsors of the mercenaries and if the security personnel keep arresting mercenaries and leaving the sponsors, more mercenaries will be hired to kill innocent people.
''So, the president needs to offer leadership and be decisive so that these killings will end just like what he did with Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, IPOB.''
On his part, the president general of Omi Ny’Igede, Chief Ode Enyi, said the people of the state expect a pronouncement from the president that will put a stop to the killings in the state. ''We expect that he will throw his weight behind the Benue grazing law and direct security operatives to fully enforce the law.
''The president should as a matter of urgency, do something about the state of roads in Benue state because there are no good federal roads in the state as if we have been abandoned by the federal government.''
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Also speaking, Emmanuel Ganki, a public commentator and youths activist, said: ''We expect basically three things; first, the president should formally condole with the people of the state for the heinous murders.
''Secondly, we expect him to state the position of the Benue people especially the Tiv tribe in his All Progressives Congress APC-led government in Nigeria.
''Thirdly, we also expect him to arrest the continued killings in parts of the country because it posses grave danger to our democracy.''
Meanwhile, NAIJ.com had reported that ahead of President Buhari’s visit to Benue state on Monday, March 12, security had been beefed up.
Emmanuel, who led 100,000 of his supporters, over the weekend, defected to his new party in Yola, said his former party APC, lacks cohesion and unity required to forge a common front for the people of the state.
He further noted that the ideals and fundamentals of the ruling APC has been thwarted away by some dominant forces.
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Source: Naija.ng