Nigeria’s N30tn Livestock economy at risk- Buzaye tells Tinubu

Huseini Buzaye, a public affairs analyst and president of Kautal Pulaaku, has warned President Bola Ahmed Tinubu not to let Nigeria's N30 trillion livestock economy suffer due to the ethnic profiling of Fulani pastoralists. In a statement released on Sunday, Buzaye urged the Tinubu administration to put an immediate end to what he called the dangerous ethnic profiling of Fulani pastoralists. He emphasized that livestock is a significant N30 trillion economy and cannot be treated lightly.

Buzaye clarified that Fulani pastoralists are Nigerians and not bandits. He emphasized that they are Nigerians, pastoralists, and love their country. Their cattle feed the nation. He lamented that for too long, the term "Fulani pastoralist" has been profiled and criminalized as synonymous with banditry, kidnapping, and terrorism. This comes amid a surge in insecurity in Nigeria, with recent clashes between farmers and herders in Abuja, Plateau, Benue, and other parts of the country.