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Why herders cannot be asked to return to their state of origin – Deputy President of the Senate

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<p><&excl;-- BEGIN THEIA POST SLIDER --><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad4" id&equals;"quads-ad4" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"0FtjM6Cf" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>The Deputy President of the Senate&comma; Senator Barau I Jibrin&comma; has said that all Nigerians irrespective of their states of origins should be allowed to live in any part of the country they wish without any hindrance&period;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"Ji6h7M7C" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>Speaking during a debate on a Bill for an act to Establish National Animal Husbandry and Ranches Commission for the Regulation&comma; Management&comma; Preservation and Control of Ranches throughout Nigeria sponsored by Sen Titus Tartenger Zam &lpar;Benue North West&rpar;&comma; he said Nigerians cannot be stopped from living&comma; trading and working in any part of the country&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8221&semi; There is a snag in this bill&comma; there is a problem because you cannot stop any Nigerian from living in any area that he so wishes&period; The relevant section of the constitution has been read&period; I saw something just a few days ago&colon; Senator Natasha visited a Fulani settlement in her senatorial zone&period; Those people do not have any home except that place&period; They have been there for so long&period; They have been part and parcel of that society&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Now&comma; to tell them to move to their state of origin&comma; where is their state of Origin&quest;&comma;&&num;8221&semi; he said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad1" id&equals;"quads-ad1" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Stressing the need for all especially political leaders to encourage and support people to live in any part of the country as guaranteed by the constitution&comma; he said asking herders to return to their states of origins was unconstitutional&period;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"r4dTJuZW" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block&semi; text-align&colon;center&semi;" &NewLine; data-ad-layout&equals;"in-article" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"fluid" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"6550225277"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8221&semi; Now&comma; for us as political leaders&comma; I would like you to look at that&period; Who is the current Senator of FCT&quest; She is a Yoruba native&comma; but she has won the election here&period; Nobody told her to return to her state&period; I won my first election in Tarauni Federal Constituency to the House of Representatives in 1999 from Kano Central&comma; but I am from Kano North&period; Nobody told me to go back to Kano North&comma; so why do we now tell herders to go back to their states of Origin&quest;&comma;&&num;8221&semi; he said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad3" id&equals;"quads-ad3" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>While urging that the bill be stepped down&comma; he said&semi; &&num;8221&semi; My friend Zam&comma; understand that this is not consonant with our constitution&semi; your bill is good&period; I like this bill&comma; but this aspect should be removed&period; We should remove it&period; I advise my friend Senator Zam to stand this bill down for a consultation&comma; for better drafting&comma; so that it goes in consonant with our constitution&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8221&semi; Mr President&comma; I will tell you some of these Fulanis&semi; if you ask them where is their state of origin&comma; they have even forgotten&semi; they look at themselves as Nigerians&period; We should address the issue to reflect wherever someone is&comma; it&&num;8217&semi;s his place&comma; and he can do his business there&period; So&comma; Mr President&comma; I advise this bill to be stepped down for further consultation&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;-- END THEIA POST SLIDER -->&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad4" id&equals;"quads-ad4" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"autorelaxed" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"1004305389"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; 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