Ihuoma Chiedozie, EnuguElder statesman and foremost constitutional lawyer, Prof. Ben Nwabueze, has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of using the proposed cattle colonies scheme to pursue a ‘Fulani supremacy agenda’ promoted by the late Sardauna of Sokoto, Sir Ahmadu Bello. Nwabueze, who is also the leader of The Patriots, as well as the Igbo Leaders of Thought, said cattle colonies, if established across the country, would aggravate the herdsmen farmers’ crisis. He spoke in a paper entitled, ‘President Buhari should not lure us into the deadly trap of establishing cattle colonies for Fulani herdsmen in every state of the federation,’ a copy of which was made available to our correspondent in Enugu on Tuesday. Noting that the cattle colonies, as proposed by the Federal Government, are nothing other than ‘settlements’ of Fulani herdsmen in all parts of the country, Nwabueze warned of the religious, political and legal implications of the plan. It may well reduce, but will not completely stop it.”The elder statesman advised Nigerians to “beware” of the planned cattle colonies.

Source: Punch January 23, 2018 23:26 UTC