It is blackmail to say I have not done anything about farmers/herdsmen clashes because I am Fulani - Buhari

It is blackmail to say I have not done anything about farmers/herdsmen clashes because I am Fulani - Buhari

- President Buhari said the claim that he is not doing anything about the farmers/herders crisis is a blackmail sponsored by the opposition

- The president said his administration is doing everything to find a lasting solution to the crisis

- He urged the people of Ekiti state to vote for the APC candidate in the July 14 governorship poll

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, July 10, led other leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti state capital, in a bid to ensure that the party’s candidate, Kayode Fayemi, emerges the winner at Saturday’s governorship election.

Buhari appealed to Ekiti voters to cast their votes for Fayemi on Saturday, July 14, to secure their future and ensure the development of the state.

The president, while addressing a huge crowd of APC supporters, said Ekiti people should be wary of the blackmail against his person regarding the herdsmen and farmers clash, Premium Times reports.

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Hundreds of people have been killed in several states due to the violence, and largely despite security presence. Some of the states most affected by the violence are Plateau, Benue and Taraba.

President Buhari was quoted to have said: “They are blackmailing me, saying I have not done anything about the farmers/Fulani herdsmen clashes because I am a Fulani man.”

“But this is a cheap blackmail. We are doing everything to curtail the situation, and provide a lasting solution to the problem.”

President Buhari’s statement was an apparent reference to the campaign stunts of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), branding the APC’s federal government as irresponsive to the herdsmen/farmers clashes.

The president insisted the allegation against him was untrue and a cheap blackmail.

He also told the crowd in Ekiti to vote on Saturday, July 14 and look beyond “stomach infrastructure.”

Stomach infrastructure is Governor Fayose’s policy on providing welfare directly to indigent people of the state.

“Do not allow your future to be insulted by stomach infrastructure,” Buhari said. “Vote on Saturday, looking beyond stomach infrastructure.

“Don’t waste your votes, vote for Fayemi. I know Ekiti people cannot be brainwashed or deceived.”

The president also said Ekiti state had received a fair share of projects from the federal government, including 13 roads worth N760.7 million, as well as housing projects. He said the projects were providing jobs for the people of the state.

“I am not here to only campaign, but also to urge the people of Ekiti State to embrace change,” he said.

The APC rally was attended by the national leader of the party, Bola Tinubu; the pioneer chairman of the party, Bisi Akande; newly elected chairman, Adams Oshiomhole; the governors of Kebbi, Ogun, Kogi, Osun, Oyo, Ondo, Edo, and Nasarawa states; as well as the Secretary to the Government of the Federation and federal ministers.

Speaking at the rally, Tinubu said there was hardship in the country because the previous government looted the treasury.

“The party stole all the money in the treasury. They ate the breakfast of the children,” he said. “Prices are up, yes, we agree, but who stole all the money. The PDP is a party of destruction. When they ate the tail and brain of the yam, where are they going to get the yam for lunch?”

He urged the people to come out en masse and vote for Kayode Fayemi, noting that they should not be afraid of any intimidation.

Oshiomhole assured workers of the payment of their salary arrears if Fayemi emerges as the next governor of the state.

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Legit.ng previously reported that a high-profile member of the APC in Ekiti, Ojudu Babafemi, alleged that ahead of President Buhari's visit to the state, Governor Fayose shut down transportation, demanding that commercial vehicles should stay off the roads.

He claimed the move by Fayose was to hinder the president's visit on Tuesday, July 10.

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