Make security priority, Miyetti Allah urges Gov Bello

A socio-cultural group, Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria ( MCBAN) has urged Kogi State governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello to continue to make the security of lives and property a priority of his administration.

The group made the call in a message issued in Lokoja, on Tuesday, to felicitate the governor on his inauguration for a second term in office.

According to the statement signed by Mr Suleiman Mohammed, the state Secretary of MCBAN, the call for adequate security become necessary as no meaningful development can take place in any society in the absence of peace and security.

“Provision of adequate security will give residents the needed confidence to pursue their legitimate activities without letting hindrance,” the statement said.

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It called on other political parties, groups , corporate bodies and well-meaning individuals to join hands with the government and security agencies to restore a lasting peace to all nooks and cranny of the state.

While felicitating with Bello on his inauguration for a second term in office, the group urged him to continue to ensure a cordial relationship between farmers and cattle rearers in the state.

” We thank the governor for his love and care for our members in the state, we urged him to sustain this by appointing more Fulani’s into his cabinet” the statement said further.

It also called on its members in the state to continue to be law-abiding and refrain from acts that are capable of disrupting the existing peace in the state.