EAG ISPE
ECONOMIC ALLIANCE GROUP INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR POVERTY ELIMINATION
(Global
Integrated Innovative Sustainable Solutions Provider) (Global Social Development Innovation
Organization)
ER&A NEHMAP Initiative
ER and Associates Limited New End Hunger, Malnutrition
and Poverty Initiative
(International Development
Cooperation Consultants) (Global Social Economy and Social
Enterprise Organization)
New Nigeria Vision that is essentially Nigeria Rescue
Mission (1)
Herdsmen and Farmers Conflict: President Buhari Suspension of Ruga
Settlement Solution and Revert to Livestock Transformation Solution: The Way
Forward in the Empowerment and Unification of All Nigerians as well as in the Common
Interest, Common Future and Common Destiny of All Nigerians.
Introduction
The Herdsmen and Farmers Conflict is the Biggest Corruption in Nigeria
today. As long as the Presidency, Federal Government, National Economic Council,
Nigeria Governors Forum, 36 Governors and 36 State Governments are unwilling
and unable to face new direction and adopt new priorities the increasing brutal destruction of lives and
property with Federal and States Governments and Police, Military and other
Security Agencies seemingly appearing
helpless will remain re-occurring decimal.
In Paper (1) we submitted that “The Time to shift focus away from blame and problems and shift focus
towards solutions and opportunities is NOW”.
This Paper (2) is our Organization’s further
contribution towards kick starting
the suggested Paradigm Shift and related Paradigm Shifts.
President Buhari Suspending Ruga
Settlement Solution
President Buhari’s
suspension of Ruga Settlement Solutions has doused increasing tension generated
by Federal Ministry of Agriculture suggested Ruga Settlements as Solution to unending
(Fulani) Herdsmen and Farmers Conflict. This is a welcome development. However
it is a temporary respite. It is pertinent to note that the Livestock
Transformation Solution is not
addressing real and complex root cause or primary cause problems on the
ground in the various Communities across Nigeria where (Fulani) Herdsmen and
Farmers Conflicts are rife.
Governor Akeredolu,
erudite Legal Activist gave sound Legal Opinion on the difference between Ruga
Settlement Solution – Focus is on the People/Herders Managing the Livestock and
Ranch Settlement Solutions – Focus is on the Livestock. It is not either or. It is both. This explains why President
Buhari, Federal Government, National Economic Council, Nigeria Governors Forum,
36 Governors and 36 State Governments need to jointly and speedily shift focus away from the politicization and polarization and jointly with Partners address meaningfully
and effectively the substantive issues driving design and delivery of
permanent solutions that work.
Now is time for President
Buhari, Federal Government, National Economic Council, Nigeria Governors Forum,
36 Governors and 36 State Governments to genuinely appreciate that without Good Understanding of (Fulani) Herdsmen
and Farmers Conflict real and complex root cause or primary cause problems on
the ground in the various Communities across Nigeria where (Fulani) Herdsmen
and Farmers Conflicts are rife; Genuine
Interest in finding Integrated Innovative Sustainable Solutions, fully
Implementing these Integrated Innovative Sustainable Solutions with effective Monitoring
and Evaluation of this Implementation and Behavioral
Incentives to effectively Sanction Vice and Reward Virtue in Support of the
Good Understanding and Genuine Interest as applicable in each affected specific
Community, LG, State and National location context, it is simply matter of When not if the (Fulani)
Herdsmen and Farmers Conflicts Time Bomb will explode.
As no One knows when this Day could come, One Day Delay in President
Buhari, Federal Government, National Economic Council, Nigeria Governors Forum,
36 Governors and 36 State Governments and their National and International
Partners Jointly embracing this Good
Understanding, Genuine Interest and Behavioral Incentives, Adopting Integrated
Innovative Sustainable Solutions that Work, may be One Day too late.
It is incomprehensible and it is a puzzle that President Buhari; Vice
President Osinbajo who is also Chairman National Economic Council, NEC;
Governor Fayemi of Ekiti State who is also Chairman Nigeria Governors Forum,
NGF; Governor Akeredolu of Ondo Sate who is also Vice Chairman NGF, some other
Governors and Top Federal and States Governments Functionaries have been in the
know that there exist such Integrated Innovative Sustainable Solutions for a
while now, yet Governments keep urging
Nigerians to bear with the huge loss of lives and property, while they come up
with palliatives that are more Fluke and
Shadow than Effective and Substance.
Integrated Innovative Sustainable Solutions
President Buhari, Federal
Government, National Economic Council, Nigeria Governors Forum, 36 Governors
and 36 State Governments and their National and International Partners need to accept
that Integrated Innovative Sustainable
Solutions to (Fulani) Herdsmen and Farmers Conflicts Must be firmly rooted in All Nigeria Systems: Political,
Cultural, Economic, Financial, Social, Environmental, Peace, Security,
Religion, Media/Press etc Reform Linked
to All Nigeria Institutions: Public Service, Civil Service, Foreign Service,
Police Service, Military Service, Paramilitary Service, Intelligence Service, Legislature
Service, Judiciary Service etc Reform
as applicable in each affected specific Community, LG, State and National location
context.
President Buhari, Federal
Government, National Economic Council, Nigeria Governors Forum, 36 Governors
and 36 State Governments need to appreciate that these Systems and Institutions are in Decay and that without Urgent Overhaul/Reform,
attempt to find permanent solutions to (Fulani) Herdsmen and Farmers Conflicts
will remain inadequate; that Permanent Solutions/Reform must be essentially All Inclusive, All Embracing and Ambitious
and must answer New Nigeria National Development Vision How Questions and New
Nigeria International Development Vision How Questions and that answer to these
How Questions demand a level of Know How presently non-existent in the Nigeria
Federal Government and 36 State Governments.
As long as Nigeria
Federal Government and 36 State Governments keep avoiding or evading working with Technical Advisers and Reform Consultants who could help them to
build required Know How to effectively answer
these How Questions, Nigeria National Security and Nigeria National Economic
Wellbeing and Welfare of 180 Million Nigerians especially the over 120 Million
Poor Nigerians will continue to be threatened and the (Fulani) Herdsmen and
Farmers Conflicts Time Bomb could explode at any time. Allowed to happen, the ultimate consequences would be catastrophic
for all National and International Stakeholders in Nigeria’s National Economy.
Big Questions
1. How Can President
Buhari a Corruption Fighter and Development Champion that is Highly respected
Nationally and Internationally be Serving Nigeria President and (Fulani) Herdsmen and
Farmers Conflicts be the Biggest Corruption Problem
in Nigeria today, with seemingly No Permanent Solution in Sight, despite that fact
that he is in the Know of Integrated Innovative Sustainable Solutions to (Fulani)
Herdsmen and Farmers Conflicts set out in EAG Innovations?
2. How Can Vice President
Osinbajo a Legal Activist and Development Champion that is Highly respected
Nationally and Internationally be Serving Nigeria Vice President and Chairman
National Economic Council, NEC with Special Committee on (Fulani) Herdsmen and
Farmers Conflicts and (Fulani) Herdsmen and
Farmers Conflicts be the Biggest Corruption Problem
in Nigeria today, with seemingly No Permanent Solution in Sight, despite that fact
that he is in the Know of Integrated Innovative Sustainable Solutions to (Fulani)
Herdsmen and Farmers Conflicts set out in EAG Innovations?
3.
How Can Governor
Fayemi a Rights Activist and Development Champion that is Highly respected Nationally
and Internationally be Serving Ekiti State Governor and Chairman Nigeria
Governors Forum, NGF and (Fulani) Herdsmen and
Farmers Conflicts be the Biggest Corruption Problem in Nigeria today, with seemingly No
Permanent Solution in Sight, despite that fact that he is in the Know of Integrated
Innovative Sustainable Solutions to (Fulani) Herdsmen and Farmers Conflicts
set out in EAG Innovations?
4. How Can Governor Akeredolu
a Legal Activist and Development Champion that is Highly respected Nationally
and Internationally be Serving Ondo State Governor and Vice Chairman South Nigeria
Governors Forum, NGF and (Fulani) Herdsmen and
Farmers Conflicts be the Biggest Corruption Problem in Nigeria today, with seemingly No
Permanent Solution in Sight, despite that fact that he is in the Know of Integrated
Innovative Sustainable Solutions to (Fulani) Herdsmen and Farmers Conflicts
set out in EAG Innovations?
5. Is it in
Nigerian Law for Fulani Ethnic Herdsmen or any other Ethnic Herdsmen to carry
AK47 Rifle as part of the Instruments for plying their Trade? Why is it the case
that Fulani Ethnic Herdsmen or any other Ethnic Herdsmen carrying AK47 Rifle
have not been disarmed by Federal Security Agencies up till now despite their
many atrocities?
6. Why is it the
case that Sultan of Sokoto and HRM Kaabiesi Ooni of Ife, the 2 Co-Chairmen
of National Council of Traditional Rulers of Nigeria, NCTRN; NCTRN Chairman of
Zonal Chairmen – HRH Etsu Nupe; CAN President Reverend Ayokunle; Ondo State NUJ
and Ekiti State NUJ, amongst other Kings/Priests/Press are in the Know that Presidency,
Police and other Security Agencies are in the Know of Integrated Innovative
Sustainable Solutions to (Fulani) Herdsmen and Farmers Conflicts set out in EAG Innovations,
yet avoid or evade persuading and if necessary Pressuring Presidency and FGN to
do the needful?
7. Why is it the
case that Presidency, Governors, Police and other security Agencies
are more interested in setting up Committees and organizing Summits than in
supporting Integrated Innovative Solutions to (Fulani) Herdsmen and Farmers Conflicts
set out in EAG Innovations, yet (Fulani) Herdsmen and Farmers Conflicts keep destroying
huge lives and property and the Time Bomb keep ticking and may explode at any
time?
8. Can Sustainable
Solutions be found to (Fulani) Herdsmen and Farmers Conflicts
and other National Insecurity Problems on the ground
in each specific Community, in all 774 LGs, in all 36 States and FCT, National
and International levels in Nigeria as is today, without Nigeria Leaders (as identified above) Working Together with Themselves and other National and International
Stakeholders to meaningfully address all fundamental issues raised in the
16 March 2016 Letter and other EAG Papers and Submissions?
Conclusion
We have in
Paper (1) and Paper (2) raised serious
issues of serious business demanding urgent and serious attention of President Buhari, Federal
Government, National Economic Council, Nigeria Governors Forum, 36 Governors
and 36 State Governments.
As no one
knows when (Fulani) Herdsmen and Farmers Conflicts Time Bomb may explode should President Buhari, Federal Government, National
Economic Council, Nigeria Governors Forum, 36 Governors and 36 State Governments
keep working HARDer doing the same old
things in the same old ways rather than start working SMARTer doing new things
in new ways, One Day Delay implementing
permanent solutions set out in EAG Innovation may be One Day too late to
avoid looming catastrophic consequences of failure to find permanent solutions
to (Fulani) Herdsmen and Farmers Conflicts in National Interest and on Time.
Should all
relevant Authorities FAIL to
speedily find Innovative Sustainable
Solutions to
(Fulani) Herdsmen and Farmers Conflicts and other
National Insecurity problems on the ground across Nigeria, and Nigeria Insecurity Time Bomb be allowed to
explode, the ultimate consequences will
be catastrophic for all Nigerians and Nigeria’s Woes will have contagion effect on Africa’s Woes and
World Woes. The time for remedial action by all concerned is NOW.
It is our hope that
opportunity for bright prospects of success
would not be lost.
Contact:
Director General
Economic Alliance
Group (Global Integrated Innovative Sustainable Solutions Provider)
Affiliate Members:
International Society for Poverty Elimination
(Global Social
Development Innovation Organization);
ER and Associates
Limited (National and International Development Cooperation Consultants)
New End Hunger,
Malnutrition and Poverty, NEHMAP Initiative
(Global Social
Economy and Social Enterprise Organization) etc
M: +234-8162469805
Website: www.nehmapglobal.org
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