Nigeria: Southern, Middle Belt Leaders Back Akeredolu On Quit Order

22 January 2021

Abuja, Akure — The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum (SMBLF) has backed the one-week ultimatum given by the Ondo State Governor, Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu, to herdsmen to vacate the forests in the state.

This is coming as farmers, forest guards and the members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in the state have staged a protest in support of the governor's decision to eject herdsmen from all the forest reserves in the state.

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