The Presidency on Tuesday waded into the controversy generated by the directive of the Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, asking herdsmen to leave the state government forest reserves.

In a statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, the President called for restraint on the side of the state government and the Fulani communities.

In the statement titled, ‘In tackling crime, Ondo State Government will not act outside the constitution,’ the Presidency said the governor, being a legal practitioner, should not know that he cannot “unilaterally oust thousands of herders who have lived all their lives in the state on account of the infiltration of the forests by criminals”.

The statement read, “The Presidency has been keenly monitoring events occurring in Ondo State and the ‘orders’ by the government of the state, ‘asking herders to vacate the forests in seven days.’

“What is clearly emerging, is a lack of consistency in messaging which in turn leads to various contradictions regarding accuracy and the intent behind the message. There is little to be said other than to call for restraint on both sides and urge the state government and the leadership of the Fulani communities to continue their dialogue for a good understanding that will bring to an urgent end, the nightmarish security challenges facing the state.



Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, a seasoned lawyer, Senior Advocate of Nigeria and indeed, a former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, has fought crime in his state with passion and commitment, greater sensitivity and compassion for the four years he has run its affairs and, in our view, will be the least expected to unilaterally oust thousands of herders who have lived all their lives in the state on account of the infiltration of the forests by criminals.


“If this were to be the case, rights groups will be right in expressing worries that the action could set off a chain of events which the makers of our constitution foresaw and tried to guard against.

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“We want to make it clear that kidnapping, banditry and rustling are crimes, no matter the motive or who is involved. But, to define crime from the nameplates, as a number of commentators have erroneously done- which group they belong to, the language they speak, their geographical location or their faith is atavistic and cruel.
“We need to delink terrorism and crimes from ethnicity, geographical origins and religion—to isolate the criminals who use this interchange of arguments to hinder law enforcement efforts as the only way to deal effectively with them

“The President, who swore to defend the constitution has spoken against the Indigenous People of Biafra in asking citizens of Northern origin to leave; he did not spare the group based in Sokoto, ‘Muslim Solidarity Forum,’ which asked the Bishop of Sokoto to leave and is prepared to do all that the law permits to protect citizens all over the country in their choice of where they wished to reside and are treated as equal citizens.

The government of Ondo, and all the 35 others across the federation must draw clear lines between the criminals and the law abiding citizens who must equally be saved from the infiltrators. Beyond law and order, the fight against crime is also a fight for human values which are fundamental to our country.”

https://punchng.com/herdsmen-cant-leave-ondo-forest-presidency-replies-akeredolu/

We are completely finished in this country the presidency openly support herdsmen over the life of people in ondo state


Killer headsmen is directly and openly getting presidential support

The presiDENSEcy coming out to show support for killer herdsmen in less than 24hrs and never the same energy when farm owners are killed

Good to finally make known to the citizenry what the administration priority is.

You lot are indeed dense!

Presidency is now in full defense of terrorist herdsmen. We are yet to see the end if this herdsmen saga.

The constitution that they like to quote was written by human beings and therefore can be taken down and burnt to ashes when the life of Nigerians are in danger.

Amotekun must be armed to maintain law and order and to flush out terrorist from Yoruba land.

Government that gives carrots to criminals while it gives sticks to law abiding citizens.

The playbook of this government is to surpress all the dividend of democracy and support anti-democratic activities.

Anyway, they voted for him, what is my own. They should explain to their children, how they supported this current government into power.
Posterity will never forget their decision.

fake news.

I see, constitution of the banana republic of Nigeria

O yes, Sia Baba 2023. Everyone must learn by force.

Ofcourse, the first class citizens are involved, so the cow presidency/govt will be swift to reply.

Finally, these foreign outsiders are now above the law. They commit crimes with so much impunity...and they go scot free.

The time to fight for our land is now...cos if we keep watching, waiting and cowering everytym ds govt spew their trash about co-habiting with dese bloodthirsty demons, we may not know when they would overrun us from our own lands.... especially since dey give birth like rabbits..and take over our forests without permission.

It is now clear...ds Fulani govt has an agenda.. if you are not yet ready to defend urselves, OYO is ur case o.

Ofemmanu1:
fake news.

One Fulani headsmen spotted

Why don't you check the link

Behold the government of herdsmen and the mouthpiece of Miyetti Alha

I'm not surprised by Garba Shehu's statement since he could blame those farmers who were slaughtered in Borno by Boko Haram.

Buhari's presidency always support criminal herdsmen for their evil agenda while leaving the innocent and defenless citizens to blame.

We're is lalasticala and seun come and hear what your presidency is saying

Opening supporting headsmen over security or life and properties in ondo state

Can you imagine.

As if it's their father's land

What a way to pay Yorubas for delivering their states to APC.

I hope they learn

Thank God ESN have chase them out of East.

I just say make i refresh your memory a bit.


On 6th Feb. 2014


Mazi Nnamdi Kanu said: “As they campaign
vigorously for elections, you
would think, they are
coming to grow the
economy, enthrone justice,
breed unity and tolerance, love for one another. No,
they are coming to enthrone
Hausa Fulani supremacy, to
reposition the security
agencies by sacking all
competent hands and replace them with their
kinsmen in order to drive
their ethnic domination of
the south, the Fulani
herdsmen will be armed and
encouraged to slaughter us with impurity and their
masters will protect them.
They are coming to ensure
that my people are enslaved
forever. Those who do not
believe me will soon see it happen before their eyes”


ON 12 Oct 2014:

“The Fulani will take over
the entire south as a
continuation of their age old
agenda to Islamize Eastern
Nigeria. They will brazenly
seize our land in pretence of creating crazing fields for
the Fulani. Then the
conquest will be complete,
we will become their slaves
forever”

On 6th Nov 2014

“Between Jonathan and
Buhari, none is good for us.
Freedom remains our only
option, Jonathan is weak
and confused, Buhari is a
bloody thirsty tyrant, who will destroy the land with his
parochial view point. His
kinsmen will take over the
military and the security
architecture of the land.
Christians and Easterners will become endangered
species; He will use the
security apparatus to
advance the agenda of his
ethnic group. My people will
suffer”


On 2nd Dec. 2014

“Then a group deadlier than
Boko Haram will emerge,
they will seize our farmland,
rape our women, kill our
people and their master will
protect, defend and even arm them, because their
sole agenda is to enslave us
forever. Those who cannot
see it now, will soon see it.
The hatred in their souls for
my people is legendary. They do not see us as humans.
They kill, they slaughter,
they burn and they destroy.
Mindless bloodletting is in
their DNA. My people are in
trouble”


On 16th Jan 2015

“Unity flows with love and
mutual respect. This
artificial unity with people
who see you as an infidel
and unbeliever is fake and
dangerous. We are better off on our own. They kill
with impunity, yet they say
we must stay together. They
have only one agenda, to
chase away Jonathan and
enslave us forever. They are coming with
vengeance, anger and
revenge for the years they
stayed out of power. They
plan to intimidate, silence
and enslave us. Their world view is so strange and
different from ours, we are
in big trouble”



On 15th March 2015

“All we ever wanted is
freedom to realize our full
potentials in the space of
land God Almighty placed us
in this planet, but there is
persons whose agenda is to intimidate and dominate
others. They hate freedom,
justice and fair play. They
enslaved Northerners for
centuries, they want to
extend and replicate this dominating culture down
South. They use terror as a
weapon of intimidation,
they have no regard for non-
Muslims, they hate us with
passion, yet they won’t let my people go. Their only
desire is to dominate and
oppress others, once they
are out of power; they
immediately resort to either
Pogroms (1966) Sharia law introduction (2000/2001) or
Boko Haram (2011). They
are enemies of peaceful co-
existence. We want
freedom, we respect justice
and equity, and above all, we respect the sanctity of
human live. These people do
not; they use terror to
intimidate and subdue in
order to rule over everybody
else”

End of quotes.

But can kill and kidnap
Terrorist government

Tranquillity360:
I just say make i refresh your memory a bit.


On 6th Feb. 2014


Mazi Nnamdi Kanu said: “As they campaign
vigorously for elections, you
would think, they are
coming to grow the
economy, enthrone justice,
breed unity and tolerance, love for one another. No,
they are coming to enthrone
Hausa Fulani supremacy, to
reposition the security
agencies by sacking all
competent hands and replace them with their
kinsmen in order to drive
their ethnic domination of
the south, the Fulani
herdsmen will be armed and
encouraged to slaughter us with impurity and their
masters will protect them.
They are coming to ensure
that my people are enslaved
forever. Those who do not
believe me will soon see it happen before their eyes”


ON 12 Oct 2014:

“The Fulani will take over
the entire south as a
continuation of their age old
agenda to Islamize Eastern
Nigeria. They will brazenly
seize our land in pretence of creating crazing fields for
the Fulani. Then the
conquest will be complete,
we will become their slaves
forever”

On 6th Nov 2014

“Between Jonathan and
Buhari, none is good for us.
Freedom remains our only
option, Jonathan is weak
and confused, Buhari is a
bloody thirsty tyrant, who will destroy the land with his
parochial view point. His
kinsmen will take over the
military and the security
architecture of the land.
Christians and Easterners will become endangered
species; He will use the
security apparatus to
advance the agenda of his
ethnic group. My people will
suffer”


On 2nd Dec. 2014

“Then a group deadlier than
Boko Haram will emerge,
they will seize our farmland,
rape our women, kill our
people and their master will
protect, defend and even arm them, because their
sole agenda is to enslave us
forever. Those who cannot
see it now, will soon see it.
The hatred in their souls for
my people is legendary. They do not see us as humans.
They kill, they slaughter,
they burn and they destroy.
Mindless bloodletting is in
their DNA. My people are in
trouble”


On 16th Jan 2015

“Unity flows with love and
mutual respect. This
artificial unity with people
who see you as an infidel
and unbeliever is fake and
dangerous. We are better off on our own. They kill
with impunity, yet they say
we must stay together. They
have only one agenda, to
chase away Jonathan and
enslave us forever. They are coming with
vengeance, anger and
revenge for the years they
stayed out of power. They
plan to intimidate, silence
and enslave us. Their world view is so strange and
different from ours, we are
in big trouble”



On 15th March 2015

“All we ever wanted is
freedom to realize our full
potentials in the space of
land God Almighty placed us
in this planet, but there is
persons whose agenda is to intimidate and dominate
others. They hate freedom,
justice and fair play. They
enslaved Northerners for
centuries, they want to
extend and replicate this dominating culture down
South. They use terror as a
weapon of intimidation,
they have no regard for non-
Muslims, they hate us with
passion, yet they won’t let my people go. Their only
desire is to dominate and
oppress others, once they
are out of power; they
immediately resort to either
Pogroms (1966) Sharia law introduction (2000/2001) or
Boko Haram (2011). They
are enemies of peaceful co-
existence. We want
freedom, we respect justice
and equity, and above all, we respect the sanctity of
human live. These people do
not; they use terror to
intimidate and subdue in
order to rule over everybody
else”

End of quotes.

And we are seeing it happening with our very own eyes.

Lmao. The same presidency that is yet to condemn the barbaric killings and kidnapping done by these same herdsmen. The writing on the wall has never been clearer. And its definitely a grand conspiracy most have no idea of.. Imagine playing the victim card in a situation where y'all are the obvious problem...
This present government is the worst thing that has happened to Nigeria next to the ill-fated amalgamation of 1914. A government that thrives on lies, deceit and propaganda. Absolute disgrace.

Nobody has the monopoly of violence tho, call this inciting ion gv a shit. By the time ppl can't take it anymore and descend on these guys, even the good ones amongst them won't be spared...

To everyone that helped bring this administration to power in 2015, there's forgiveness for you. But to everyone that stretched their reign in 2019, posterity will judge you

Ondo state government said those that are hiding in the Bush, oloriburuku people said all thousands of heads men living in ondo state. See how they twist stories. Indirectly herdsmen are kidnappers. They just confirmed it. See the way they just rushed to defend them. That's why they are so afraid of amotekun.