Rowdy session in Senate as PDP lawmaker attacks Buhari
- The Senate went into a rowdy session after a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senator from Abia state, Eyninaya Abaribe, described President Buhari as incompetent
- Abaribe had moved a motion reacting to explanations given by highly ranked security personnel on the matter of herdsmen versus farmers clashes
- Ahmed Lawan, majority leader, cautioned the Abia state lawmaker
The plenary session of the Nigerian Senate on Thursday, April 12, became rowdy over alleged incompetence of President Muhammadu Buhari to address the spate of killings by armed herdsmen by a senator.
Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, representing Abia South senatorial district, raised a point of order citing Order 43 to make reference to the conflicting reasons given by high security personnel in the current administration for the herdsmen/farmers clashes.
He said the inspector general of police attributed the herdsmen killings to varying laws in different states, while the minister of defence said it was as a result of blockage of movement for cattle in various states.
According to The Punch, Abaribe noted that the latest was from Buhari who during his current official visit to the United Kingdom said that the killer herdsmen were from Libya.
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He said the admittance by the president that Nigeria had been invaded by external forces confirmed his previous claims that Buhari was “totally incompetent”.
Senator Ahmad Lawan, the majority leader interrupted the lawmaker to raise a point of order, asking Abaribe to withdraw his derogatory comments on Buhari and apologise for his statements.
Legit.ng previously reported that the National Food Security Council warned that if efforts are not intensified to create cattle ranches or provide better security against rustling in the country, the deadly clashes between farmers and herdsmen could worsen by 2019.
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According to The Nation, the warning was given on Monday, April 9, during a meeting at the Presidential Villa which was chaired by the Kebbi state governor, Atiku Bagudu.
The Council urged President Muhammadu Buhari to quickly approve the establishment and training of agro-rangers who would serve as a special unit to assist security agencies check the clashes between herdsmen and farmers.
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