By Sani Gazas Chinade, Damaturu
Almost three weeks now since the National President of “Kulen Allah”¹ Cattle Rearers’ Association of Nigeria, (KACRAN), Hon Khalil Muhammad Bello, together with some Zonal and State officials of the Association embarked on a house to house sensitization exercise between farmers and pastoralists across the State.
The National President and members of his entourage were at Machina Emir’s palace to notify the Emir on the peace mission and seek for his support to the success of the exercise within the Emirate.
In his brief remarks at the Palace, Khalil Bello says the Association is a body purposely registered and formed to eradicate any form of misunderstanding and wanton conflict between farmers and pastoralists in Nigeria.
It is in line with this according to Khalil Bello that the Association began onerous task/ mission of sensitizing farmers and pastoralists of Yobe State on the importance of living in peace.
The National President uses the medium to commend the Emir of Machina for his relentless efforts towards ensuring peace and harmony between diverse ethnic groups of the Emirate.
In his response, the Emir of Machina, Alhaji Dr. Bashir Al-Bishir Bukar Machina, commended the National President of Kulen Allah for initiating the House to House Sensitization of Yobe State Farmers and Pastoralists on the importance of Peace.
The Emir notes that peace is paramount in every human settlement hence the need for all hands to be on deck towards propagating the peace.
While assuring that the emirate will continue to do it’s best for strengthening peace within his domain, the Emir urges the leadership of Kulen Allah to fully sensitize both farmers and the pastoralists on the need to live in peace with one another, because nothing would be achieved without peace anywhere in the world.
Meanwhile, the National President of “Kulen Allah”, Khalil Muhammad Bello presented a letter of appointment as State Patron to the Emir of Machina Alhaji Bashir Al-Bishir Bukar Machina.
Bello strongly commended Hon Mai Mala Buni CON, the executive governor of Yobe State for encouraging and surportimg the exercise under reference and call on Federal and all Nothern governors to emulate governor Buni towards promoting peace and unity between their state Pastoralists and Farmers.