Blockade: Bello, Fani-Kayode Meet Traders, Present Demands to Buhari

 

Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi state and former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, on Wednesday evening led  leaders of cattle dealers and northern traders to a meeting with  the Chief of Staff to the President, Professor Ibrahim Gambari.

The northern traders and cattle dealers had for about a week been on strike and stopped transporting food items to the south, over incessant attacks on their members. 

Bello and Fani-Kayode met with them to hear their grievances before leading them to the Villa.  

Gambari told State House correspondemts at the end of the meeting that that their demands will be presented to President Muhammadu Buhari. 

Governor Bello also told reporters that the union members had made some demands that must be met by government  to forestall a recurrence.

He said, “I have the commitment of the union, in order for us not to continue to have this hardship across the country, to lift the ban on food and livestock  transportation to the South.

“I have also received major commitment from people from the South not to attack  of Hausa/Fulani people and the traders in the South and that the criminals among them, irrespective of tribe and religion, should be handed over to law enforcement agents.

"I have also received the commitment that their lives and property will be protected also.

“So, these are the messages we brought to the the Chief of Staff to convey to the president.”