THE Federal Government has come under intense pressure over its plan to establish special Fulani settlements across the country.

THE Federal Government has come under intense pressure over its plan to establish special Fulani settlements across the country.

This is as some states and socio-cultural organizations have bluntly rejected the policy.

Herdsmen along with their cows wait for buyers at Kara Cattle Market in Lagos, Nigeria, on April 10, 2019. – Kara cattle market in Agege, Lagos is one of the largest of West Africa receiving thousands of cows weekly due to the massive consumption of meat in Lagos area. (Photo / AFP)

A source at the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, yesterday, told Vanguard that the Permanent Secretary, Dr. Mohammed Bello Umar, who is the head of the Ministry, has been under pressure to soon explain the policy which is seen in many quarters as validating the position of former President Olusegun Obasanjo who earlier revealed a “Fulanisation and Isalmisation” agenda by the President Muhammadu Buhari government.

The source said, “There is pressure at the moment to get the side of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development over the special Fulani Settlement policy across the country.