‘Give Us Appointments, Even As Aso Rock Sweepers’, Miyetti Allah Makes 1 Strong Appeal to Tinubu

• Members of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association have reminded the president of the role they played in his emergence
• The southeast zonal leader of MACBAN, Alhaji Gidado Siddikki, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu not to abandon them as he forms his cabinet
• Reacting to Tinubu's ministerial nominations, Siddikki begged Tinubu to appoint cattle breeders even as sweepers in Aso Rock

Awka, Anambra state - The leader of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association (MACBAN), southeast chapter, Alhaji Gidado Siddikki, has made a strong appeal to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

Siddikki, while addressing journalists on the current state of the nation in Awka, on Thursday, August 3, called on Tinubu to appoint its members even as office sweepers in the presidency, Tribune reported.

He said that the call for the appointment of its members was necessary considering their prayers and the 85% votes that led to Tinubu’s victory in the February 25, 2023 presidential election, Vanguard reported.

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What we want from Tinubu, Miyetti Allah reveals

Siddikki further noted that all they want from Tinubu is to be part of his government.

He lamented that no Miyetti Allah member was among the appointments made so far by Tinubu in all the boards, including the recent ministerial nominees screened by the Senate.

He said:

“We are demanding an appointment in Tinubu’s administration even as office sweepers, we are okay with it. All we want is for us to be part of the government at the centre."

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Meanwhile, the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) declared that Engineer Munnir Atiku Lamido, its national vice president, was missing.

Disclosing this in a statement on Friday, June 30, the national public relations officer of MACBAN, Alhaji Muhammad Nura Abdullahi, stated that Lamido had not been seen for about a week.

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The missing MACBAN executive member reportedly communicated with his family, on Friday, June 23, 2023, when he was travelling to Kaduna from Zaria, and that was the last time his loved ones heard from him.

Miyetti Allah protests auctioning of cattle in Benue state

In a piece of related news, Legit.ng reported that Miyetti Allah's leadership staged protests in Benue state over confiscating and auctioning millions of cattle that belong to herdsmen in the state.

The group also protested against the state governor's consistent profiling of Fulani nomads through the anti-grazing law.

Source: Legit.ng