by admin | Jul 8, 2017 | Latest News, Politics
PDP Board Of Trustees Chairman, Sen. Jibrin Walid
The National Patron of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria who is also the Chairman Board of Trustee of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP and Chairman Fact Finding Mission to Taraba State on the recent crisis between farmers and herdsmen, Senator Walid Jibrin has warned those fueling the crisis in Mambila Plateau in Sardauna Local Government Area to desist forthwith or the wrath God will visit them here on earth.
Senator Walid Jibrin said this yesterday in an interview with Government House Press Crew shortly after a clossed door meeting with the Governor, Arc. Darius Dickson Ishaku, members of his cabinet and the high powered delegation of Miyetti Allah who are in the state on a fact finding mission on the recent crisis in Mambila between farmers and herdsmen, the Chief of Mambila, Shehu Baju, the various tribes and stakeholders of Sardauna Local Government Area, hence, the need to liaise with the State Government to find lasting solution to the problem.
He debunked the negative reports making rounds in the social media and some quotas that the Mambila crisis has tribal or religious connotation, saying that based on his interaction and finding as the Chairman of ten man committee between the Fulanis and other tribes in the Mambila Plateau, it has been discovered that the misunderstanding occurred as a result of inadequate land for both the farmers and grazers to operate on which have been bought over by wealthy individuals and which has made farming and grazing practically difficult in the area.
Accordingly, the National Patron of Miyetti Allah said, what is now remaining of the land is not enough for both farming and grazing and lamented that, instead of venting their anger on the wealthy individuals that have bought over the lands, they rather resorted to fighting among themselves which has resulted in collosal loss of lives and property including animals.
Similarly, Walid Jibrin commended the effort of the State Government for the prompt response and commitment which greatly helped in containing the situation, and described most of the reports against the State Government on the social media and other publications as false and negatively intended to further escalate the crisis.
He likened the Mambila Plateau as the Europe of Africa, situated in Taraba State and challenged the people to coexist with each other peacefully so that they can reap the benefits of the abundant natural endowment that the area is blessed with.
The National Patron of the Miyetti Allah used the opportunity to plead with the people of the State, particularly those from the Mambila Plateau to imbibe the attitude of tolerance and love for the purpose of development to thrive, stressing that, Government can only develop the area when when there is peace and mutual trust among themselves.
by admin | Jul 5, 2017 | Press Statement
The Daily Trust Newspaper has been described as a National news daily that is gradually and tragically degenerating into a medium that cannot be trusted when it hinges on publishing the truth.
In a Press Statement signed by the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity ll, to Arc. Darius Dickson Ishaku, Bala Dan Abu stated that the definition of truth has become biased and discriminatory and the result is double or multiple standard in its understanding and the treatment of issues.
The press statement described the standpoint as exhibited by the paper in its front page comment on Monday 23, July, 2017, tittled “Genocide in Mambila”, pointing out that the editorial comment of the newspaper laboured painfully to give the ugly tag of genocide and ethnic cleansing to the unfortunate crisis that happened recently between farmers and herdsmen in Mambila.
Accordingly, the statement says the newspaper editor failed to perform their mandatory professional duty of subjecting information on the crisis to Independent investigation through their own reporters and other field men, rather, they chose to believe the outrageously partisan and fraudulent figures of death people and cows as given by Fulani leaders who were party to the crisis.
The press statement as authored by the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity ll, Bala Dan Abu described such as action as highly unprofessional and a confirmation of the widely held belief that Daily Trust cannot be trusted in terms of balance and fairness on matters affecting entrenched Hausa Fulani interest.
It also brought to fore the silence of the newspaper to label the massacre of southern Kaduna indigenes some few months ago by Fulani as a case of genocide and ethnic cleansing, apparently exposed the partisan direction of Daily Trust editorial standpoint on issues in which the interest of its pay masters are involved.
The press statement asserted that the Mambila crisis is no genocide and can never be no matter how much Daily Trust tries to make it look.
In line with acceptable global best practices and standard, is for Journalists to rely on security agencies for accurate figure of casualties and other important statistics, but lamented that, the Daily Trust Newspaper dumped that noble path of the profession because it would not serve the motive it set out to achieve and stressed that, such act is pathetic to the practice of journalism.
Also contained in the statement was the newspaper reliance on the tragic, unacceptable recklessness, highly partisan and distorted account of the Mambila crisis by Brig. Gen. Emmanuel Ahanotu in their editorial comment and a pointer to the fact that Ahanotu was on a mission to satisfy some vested interest in the crisis which it is believed that the Daily Trust is equally serving.
Similarly, the press statement said the way and manner in which the officer spoke was at variance with his professional calling, which is unexpected and unbecoming of an officer of his rank and training.
The Press statement further stated that, Taraba State Government categorically rejects in its entirety the deliberate and callous attempt by unpatriotic elements to tag the Mambila crisis as genocide.
Furthermore, the statement revealed that the recorded casualty figure of 18 human lives as announced by the police and other security agencies that brought the fighting to an end do not support that evil name-tag.
The Press statement described the Mambila crisis as an unfortunate clash of people who have lived together for decades as neighbours and which has been condemned by respectable voices from around the country.
To ensure that the people are protected and immediate succour gets to them, the Taraba state Government in the statement indicated that men and materials were deployed to the affected areas to help quicken the healing process, stressing that, what the Government expects at this most difficult moment is support and not evil effort of supporting and promoting sentiments that can only worsen the peace process being vigorously pursued by the state Government.
The statement further added that, enough is enough of the mischievous effort to give a dog a bad name in order to hang it.
