Except Fulani migrants are banned from migrating from the north to the central and southern parts of the country, there will continue to be security challenges.
The Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje, made this assertion on Saturday in Sokoto, just as he said that banning them would also improve their lives.
He spoke with journalists shortly after attending the wedding ceremony of the son of Senator Kabiru Gaya, Ibrahim Khalil.
His words: “No better way to improve their lives if you don’t prevent their migration from the north to the central and southern parts of Nigeria.
“Fulani migration should be banned otherwise they would continue to suffer and the security challenges in the country would continue to exist.”
The governor also spoke on the implementation of RUGA in the country.
According to him, the idea was for states which could cater for the interest of the Fulani.
He said the idea was to make herdsmanship a socio-economic investment not a socio-cultural issue.
The governor argued that it would be wrong to ask states other than those with Fulani indigenes to set up the settlement.
Said he: “So, states where indigenes are not Fulani cannot be asked to implement RUGA, as such it is for states that can cater for the Fulanis and wish to improve their herdsmanship.
“That is why we are developing RUGA in Kano State so that Fulani people can be in one place and enjoy all the social services like other people of the state.
“The type of herdsmanship the Fulanis are doing now will be improved so that they can produce more cows, more milk and ensure more economic prosperity to themselves.”
