In response to the pressing farmer-herder crisis that is more pronounced in the North-Central, claiming over sixty thousand lives since 2001, the Federal Government, on Tuesday, said it would commence the Pulaku Initiative, a large-scale resettlement programme to address the root causes of incessant clashes between farmers and herders in various flashpoints nationwide.
Pulaku also called the “Fulani code of conduct,” is an integral cultural and ethical value system specific to the Fulani.
In a statement signed on Tuesday by the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Communications to the Vice President, Stanley Nkwocha, noted that the program will initially focus on seven states disproportionately affected by farmers-herders conflicts.
Speaking at the inauguration of the implementation committee at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Tuesday, the VP explained, “The selection of these states is a deliberate and strategic approach. The aim is to generate ripple effects that will not only revitalize communities but also lay the groundwork for a more inclusive and cohesive Nigeria.”
The state includes Sokoto, Kebbi, Benue, Katsina, Zamfara, Niger, and Kaduna states.
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