Senator Walid Jibrin
The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees (BoT), Walid Jibrin, has revealed he is making to resolve the rift between herdsmen and farmers in the middle-belt.
Speaking to newsmen on Thursday, the PDP BoT Chairman disclosed that he was planning to meet with Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State, the leadership of Tiv and the Fulani people in the state with the aim of resolving the crisis.
Jibrin said: “We the Fulani concerned elders are now trying to bring all these Fulani associations together so that we can talk with one voice.
“Like I earlier did, I went to Taraba State to meet with the governor, the leaders and Fulani elders, and the meeting is yielding results. I intend to go to Benue State to meet the governor, the leadership of Tiv people and the Fulani people to look at the pros and cons of the issues of Fulani herdsmen.
“This can only be solved by dialogue and mediation. We should not be tired of discussing these issues so that the matter will die down and everybody will appreciate one another.
“We, Fulani will also educate our people to understand the Nigeria problem, the problem of rearing and also to find many alternatives and most importantly, to educate our Fulani children so that most of these problems will reduce.”