Herdsmen/farmers clashes: Solutions beyond Buhari- Zakari

The national chairman of Community for Peace and Corrupt-free Society, Nigeria, CPCSN, Engr. Ahmad Zakari, said yesterday that solutions to the escalating deadly clashes between herdsmen and farmers in the country were beyond President Muhammadu Buhari, Vanguard reports.
President Buhari had been severely criticised for what many see as his silence over the massacre of several thousands of Nigerian farmers by Fulani herdsmen in many states. 
However,   Engr. Zakari said that those criticising
the President jumped to conclusions on an issue they did not fully understand. Zakari, who made the observation at a briefing with newsmen in Abuja, said:  “The herdsmen / farmers clashes are beyond President Buhari.   “Many of those critics don’t even understand the problem.
“These conflicts are not the handiwork of Nigerian Fulanis.   “I am a Fulani and I can tell you that the Fulanis love peace.   “There is no Nigerian Fulani who will go and attack the community where his cattle are grazing. “Those perpetrating the attacks are people from beyond the shores of Nigeria.  It is not a problem that only President Buhari alone can solve. It requires a solution by all African Presidents. In fact, it is a problem that must be tackled by the African Union.” 
According to him,   all Nigerians must work for peaceful co -existence to allow the expectations  for socio-economic development to be achieved. On corruption, Zakari said that all members of the society suffered the effects of corruption and should, therefore, fight to eliminate it from the nation’s public life. 
“At the CPCSN, we understand the intrinsic link, a strong interface between corruption and violence. ‘’Corruption invariably creates underdevelopment or total lack of it and ultimately,   social injustice. Social injustice itself invariably breeds suspicion,   distrust,   dislike,   disunity and violence eventually. “It is amazing, therefore, that there has not been a national consensus yet against the ruinous corruption which has bred those ills,” he added. Zakari urged good spirited Nigerians to stand up against corruption at all levels, commending President Buhari for the courage to prosecute senior military officers allegedly involved in corruption. 
He also urged members of the public to readily act as whistle-blowers against corrupt practices in the interests of all Nigerians. He disclosed that his organisation would embark on a nationwide sensitisation campaign to mobilise members of the public against corruption. According to him, corruption has held down the nation for too long.