The Federal Government yesterday constituted a nine-man committee to
look at the root causes of the various farmers.herdsmen clashes and
come up with lasting solutions to the problem. The committe will be
chaired by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and will the governors of Zamfara, Kaduna, Adamawa, Benue, Taraba, Edo, Plateau, Ebonyi and Oyo states as members.
Ibrahim Ganduje, Kano State governor, who told State House
correspondents about the committee, after the National Economic Council
NEC meeting, said
“On the farmers and herdsmen crisis, NEC constituted a working group
to collaborate with the Federal Government in addressing the issues of
impunity regarding killings and violence. The committee is consisting of
nine governors under the chairmanship of the vice president, they will
work in accordance with commensurate commitment to ensure that all
perpetrators of violence are brought to book”,
Recall that there have been unprecedented killings in some parts of
the country with Benue, Nasarawa and Taraba states being the worst hit.
