A campaign group of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, Atiku Mandate Group, has reacted to the endorsement of President Muhammadu Buhari by Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association, MACBAN.
MACBAN had few days ago declared support for Buhari’s re-election bid.
Reacting, spokesperson of the group, Sunny Areh said the endorsement of Buhari was that of failure.
In a statement, the group said the endorsement was just like that of Boko Haram, adding that the action was due to the protection they enjoy under the Buhari government.
He stated that the Atiku camp was not surprised of the endorsement because of the “covert relationship” between Buhari and MACBAN.
The statement reads: “The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria is certainly one of the most destabilising groups that have wreaked havoc on Nigerians.
“This looks more like an endorsement by Boko Haram… it’s an endorsement of failure to protect lives and properties and a confirmation that there has been a covert and existing relationship between Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association and its life patron, the President.
“It is strange but we are not surprised because being life patron of Miyetti Allah, he has guaranteed the group the forceful land seizures from citizens across the country for their cattle colonies. The endorsement is a reciprocity of being the protector-in-chief of its atrocities.
“It is laughable that an association that acknowledges mass murders by its members is pledging to collaborate with security agencies to fish out bad eggs within its fold, when it has always been known that the group enjoys state protection.”
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