March 03, (THEWILL)- The Minister of Works, Engineer David Nweze Umahi, says President Bola Tinubu has solved the major problem facing the South East region of the country.
Umahi, who disclosed this on Sunday while fielding questions from journalists at his country home in Uburu, pointed out that the South East no longer experiences incessant farmers/herders clashes.
According to Umahi, there was no need for the people of the region to protest against the administration of President Tinubu.
“The present hunger that everybody is talking about didn’t start today. It’s built up to a number of factors.
“Before the past administration and present administration, we have been having a build-up of insecurity, we had farmers/herders clashes over a number of years at a long period of time.
“At the time I was the Chairman of the NEC committee on resolving farmers/herders clashes. So, I went through a number of states, especially the Northern States, settling the farmers/herders clashes and it yielded a number of fruits.
“That problem dealt a lot of blows to food production. The issue of kidnapping and insecurity prevented farmers from going to their farms because here, we are talking about hunger.
“So, you expect the administration of President Tinubu to fix all those things within nine months? It’s not possible. So, it’s a cumulative effect of the past as I have mentioned.
“We should be asking ourselves, how do we solve these problems? And that’s what the President has started doing. When something has gotten to a climax, you don’t expect to dissolve it overnight.
“If you check very well, especially in the South East, you will know that we no longer have incessant farmers/herders clashes. So, why should we join the protest when the President has solved our major problem? The problem we have now in the South East is self-inflicted and that is the issue of unknown but known gunmen.
“So, if we are protesting, we are protesting against who? We are protesting against a President who has solved herders/farmers clashes. If you remove the issue of unknown gunmen, the South East will be completely safe and farmers can work. So, we can’t go and join anybody to protest,” Umahi said.
The Minister of Works, Engineer David Nweze Umahi, says President Bola Tinubu has solved the major problem facing the South East region of the country.
Umahi, who disclosed this on Sunday while fielding questions from journalists at his country home in Uburu, pointed out that the South East no longer experiences incessant farmers/herders clashes.
According to Umahi, there was no need for the people of the region to protest against the administration of President Tinubu.
“The present hunger that everybody is talking about didn’t start today. It’s built up to a number of factors.
“Before the past administration and present administration, we have been having a build-up of insecurity, we had farmers/herders clashes over a number of years at a long period of time.
“At the time I was the Chairman of the NEC committee on resolving farmers/herders clashes. So, I went through a number of states, especially the Northern States, settling the farmers/herders clashes and it yielded a number of fruits.
“That problem dealt a lot of blows to food production. The issue of kidnapping and insecurity prevented farmers from going to their farms because here, we are talking about hunger.
“So, you expect the administration of President Tinubu to fix all those things within nine months? It’s not possible. So, it’s a cumulative effect of the past as I have mentioned.
“We should be asking ourselves, how do we solve these problems? And that’s what the President has started doing. When something has gotten to a climax, you don’t expect to dissolve it overnight.
“If you check very well, especially in the South East, you will know that we no longer have incessant farmers/herders clashes. So, why should we join the protest when the President has solved our major problem? The problem we have now in the South East is self-inflicted and that is the issue of unknown but known gunmen.
“So, if we are protesting, we are protesting against who? We are protesting against a President who has solved herders/farmers clashes. If you remove the issue of unknown gunmen, the South East will be completely safe and farmers can work. So, we can’t go and join anybody to protest,” Umahi said.
The Minister of Works, Engineer David Nweze Umahi, says President Bola Tinubu has solved the major problem facing the South East region of the country.
Umahi, who disclosed this on Sunday while fielding questions from journalists at his country home in Uburu, pointed out that the South East no longer experiences incessant farmers/herders clashes.
According to Umahi, there was no need for the people of the region to protest against the administration of President Tinubu.
“The present hunger that everybody is talking about didn’t start today. It’s built up to a number of factors.
“Before the past administration and present administration, we have been having a build-up of insecurity, we had farmers/herders clashes over a number of years at a long period of time.
“At the time I was the Chairman of the NEC committee on resolving farmers/herders clashes. So, I went through a number of states, especially the Northern States, settling the farmers/herders clashes and it yielded a number of fruits.
“That problem dealt a lot of blows to food production. The issue of kidnapping and insecurity prevented farmers from going to their farms because here, we are talking about hunger.
“So, you expect the administration of President Tinubu to fix all those things within nine months? It’s not possible. So, it’s a cumulative effect of the past as I have mentioned.
“We should be asking ourselves, how do we solve these problems? And that’s what the President has started doing. When something has gotten to a climax, you don’t expect to dissolve it overnight.
“If you check very well, especially in the South East, you will know that we no longer have incessant farmers/herders clashes. So, why should we join the protest when the President has solved our major problem? The problem we have now in the South East is self-inflicted and that is the issue of unknown but known gunmen.
“So, if we are protesting, we are protesting against who? We are protesting against a President who has solved herders/farmers clashes. If you remove the issue of unknown gunmen, the South East will be completely safe and farmers can work. So, we can’t go and join anybody to protest,” Umahi said.
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