Apex Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere has warned the governors of the six states in the South West geo-political zone against ceding land in their states for the cattle ranching programme proposed by the Federal Government.
The group said this in a communique issued at the end of a meeting held in the home of its leader, Chief Reuben Fasoranti in Akure, Ondo State on Tuesday.
It said any governor that defies the warning and cedes land for the programme would have to contend with the wrath of the Yoruba people.
In the communique read by its spokesman, Yinka Odumakin, the group said, “The meeting rejects the idea of public funded ranches which is an imperialist agenda of creating Federal Cattle Territories across Nigeria.
“We insist that cattle rearing is a private business and the government has no business getting involved if there was no sinister motive. No inch of Yorubaland will be available for such and no governor should cede any land for such.”
The group berated President Muhammadu Buhari for blaming opposition politicians for the weekend carnage in Plateau State which the police confirmed claimed 86 lives.
Afenifere said Buhari appeared to endorse the killing by his comment.
“Three months ago, we did say that the President is afflicted by conflict of interests as the grand patron of Miyetti Allah and the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
“It is the affliction that has seen him now functioning as a Miiyetti Allah’s godfather at a time he should be presidential. We asked him and we are calling on him to make a choice between the two.”
The group therefore enjoined Nigerians to come together to vote the president out in 2019.
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