Ekiti
state governorship aspirant, Mr. Kayode Fayemi, has boasted that there
was no clash between farmers and herdsmen in the state during his first
term as Governor of the state.
The
former Minister of Solid Minerals Development, who is contesting as the
candidate of the All Progressives Congressive (APC), said he put
appropriate checks in place in grazing communities to ensure peace.
“On
the issue of Fulani herdsmen taking over Ekiti Land. During my first
term security checks were put in place in the grazing communities. From
2010 to 2014, there were no clashes in Ekiti State. There was harmony in
the communities. #Fulani,” he tweeted.
The gubernatorial election in the state is scheduled to hold on July 14.
Incumbent
Governor of the state, Ayodele Fayose, is a known critic of open
grazing by herdsmen, with the state long adapting an anti-open grazing
law.
Herdsmen
recently attacked three local government areas of Plateau State,
killing more than 100. SaharaReporters reported on Sunday that they had
also been renaming captured communities.
There Were No Farmer-Herder Clashes When I Was Governor, Fayemi Boasts
Tuesday, 3 July 2018
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