Thread by @ogundamisi

Governor Ortoms latest 11 minutes anti-Fulani rant was Ortom's at his very best, if there is one area he hasn't failed as Governor, it is blaming the Fulani for everything wrong whit his government, but let us separate the message from the messenger. He raised some VALID POINTS.

You may disagree with Ortorm and heaven knows he's an opportunist whose only achievement as Benue Governor is his rabid anti-Fulani rants and generally criminalizing the Fulanis without even any attempt to separate the criminal elements from peace-loving Fulanis.

is a perfect opportunity for Ortom and some of his other Governor colleagues to cover their own incompetence, but you cannot argue against Ortoms valid point that the President, Muhammad Buhari has acted in ways that have left even some of his staunch supporters baffled.

When it comes to the Herdsmen's kidnappings and Farmers' conflict, the Presidency has treated it with kids' gloves. The irony is Fulani's themselves have been victims of the activities of the criminal elements who from all indications are waging a war on Nigerians in Nigeria.

The President should see the conflict as a national emergency, declare war on anyone found with an AK47 and camping in Forests. Mobilize all our internal security and if needed military assets in those areas to prevent criminal elements from attacking and terrorsing Nigerians.

The Presidency and state governors must also be very firm in dealing with criminal elements attacking innocent people and wiping out communities under the guise of going after the Fulani. We can not accept criminals carrying out collective punishment and burning communities.

It is a shame that Leaders from both @OfficialAPCNg, @OfficialPDPNig, civil society, Nigerians, in general, politicized the Herdsmen/Farmers crisis along religious, ethnic, and primordial lines, thus every proposed solution is rejected and emotions whipped up against suggestions.

A National Livestock Transformation Plan #NLTP, which was a Federal Government initiative under the @ProfOsinbajo a product of consultation across the states and other stakeholders was abandoned because people started reading ethnic and religious meanings, we shut it down.

State governors rather than explain the proposal for ranching, RUGA settlements, work with stakeholders to reach a compromise decided to call it colonization and work on the emotions of their citizens for political capital. Pastors criminalized herders, we all went on a frenzy.

Community policing strategy was launched by FG, some State Governors are yet to link into it, you would think Amotekun/ECN/ and other vigilante groups will be inducted to buffer @PoliceNG but these platforms now see themselves as ethnic militias protecting their ethnic groups

We want to pretend Herdsmen are not Nigerians and are not deserving of support because for some reason we assume all herdmen are Fulani criminals, we have muddled up the crime with our deep-rooted ethnic and religious biases and thus the crisis gets more complicated.

On the part of @NGRPresident it has been very sensitive when it comes to issues relating to Herdsmen, either failing to respond in a strong and firm way or many times getting extremely defensive, the attack on @RotimiAkeredolu is one out of many examples. Change your strategy.

In certain regions, particularly the South West, the political leaders have created a leadership vacuum thus the emergence of non-state actors/ex-criminals, warmongers who are gaining wide acceptance from the people, a dangerous wind with huge reparacions for the country.

The people are frustrated and will listen to anyone who will demonstrate some elements of 'madness' and action in fighting criminals, sadly the madness of non-state actions can metamorphose into religious into a dangerous ethnic and relegios wars as people have sinister agendas.

The situation in Nigeria should not be allowed to generate to the poor being made to believe that their enemies are poor people from other ethnic groups who have lived peacefully with them for centuries, those in leadership must lead and secure the country as a matter of urgency.

To propagandist pouring fuel on the burning edifice called N Nigeria by sharing fake videos and news on social media, particularly on WhatsApp. Save this write up and note. NO NIGERIAN REGION HAS THE CAPACITY TO WIN A WAR OR CONQUARE THE OTHER! A WALK INTO RWANDA WITH NO VICTOR!