About 25 Fulani associations under the aegis of Concerned Fulani Leaders distanced themselves from the recent endorsement of President Muhammadu Buhari by Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria.
The associations made their position known at a news conference in Kaduna on Tuesday.
The leader of the groups, Alhaji Walid Jibrin, said the recent decision of the National Executive of Miyetti Allah was not in the interest of the Fulanis.
Jibrin said: “The recent involvement of Miyetti Allah into partisan politics is very unfortunate and a cause for worry to all Fulanis in Nigeria, especially when one looks deeply into the constitution.
“The association is not political.”
Jibrin said Miyetti Allah has a Board of Trustees under the chairmanship of the Sultan of Sokoto, while the Emir of Zazzau, Emir of Kano, Lamido of Adamawa and Emir of Katsina are members.
In addition, Jibrin said the association’s grand patrons are a number of Fulani elders.
He said: “Concerned Fulani groups in Nigeria, including our respected Ardos, and members of the Fulani, up to 25 Fulani associations, will soon meet to counter the so-called stand of the already fractured and divided association.
“The representatives of these Fulani groups will attend the Fulani conference, which will hold very soon in one of the states in the North and tell the whole world their stand in the forthcoming election.”
