The Governor of Gombe State, Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya, has advised his Southern counterparts to be patient with Fulani herdsmen in their geopolitical zone.
He also extended the appeal to the residents of the South, explaining that not all criminal activities were executed by herdsmen.
Yahaya spoke Tuesday in an interaction with the media shortly after he flagged-off the state wide vaccination campaign against Contagious Bovine Pleuro-pneumonia (CBPP) in cattle and Pestes Des Petits Ruminants (PPR) in sheep and goats.
The exercise was held in Gadam, Kwami Local Government Area.
He appealed for law-abiding herdsmen to be allowed to carry on their activities without fear of molestation.
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The governor noted that peace was necessary for progress to take place.
“It’s a problem people encounter especially our herders in the South, which is usually attached with criminal activities of some elements which are not necessarily the cattle rearers and herders. I urge them to stay in peace and live in peace wherever they are.
“I urge government down south to be patient and live with the herders especially where they are law abiding and living in peace with residents of those places.
“We need to live in peace throughout the country, so that progress will prevail, so that the economy will improve especially the livelihood of Nigerians,” Yahaya stated.