The House of Representatives on Thursday stressed the need for the Presidency to include stakeholders from Kaduna and Plateau states into the Visitation panel as part of ongoing efforts to find lasting solution to the lingering insecurity in the country.
The resolution was passed sequel to the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance, sponsored by Sunday Katung seeking the inclusion of Kaduna and Plateau states in the states affected by the farmer/herdsmen clashes, and listed for visitation by the panel constituted by the National Economic Council (NEC).
The lawmaker who solicited for the support of his colleagues noted that the legislative intervention provides the House that “yet another opportunity to show Nigerians that we truly care about them.”
Katung who condemned the dastard act, gave a brief narrative of clashes from 1980 to date, with attendant loss of lives and destruction of property.
While contributing to the debate, Hon. Jagaba Adams Jagaba stated that the farmer/herdsman crisis began in Southern Kaduna.
He said that one of the biggest farmers in the area was killed only last week after being trailed for a while.
“In this country, we have to do things in such a way that everyone has a sense of belonging. The number of people killed in Southern Kaduna is three times those killed in Benue, but in our own case, we don’t have a voice, come 2019.
“We have decided that the voter’s card is our AK47. We are going to vote out people that are insensitive to our security,” he said.
On his part, Mohammed Sani Abdu also supported the motion and corroborated Jagaba’s narration of the crisis beginning in Southern Kaduna.
KEHINDE AKINTOLA, Abuja
