Omo-Agege: I‘m Saddened By Herdsmen, Farmers’ Clashes

The Deputy President of the Senate (DSP), Senator Ovie Omo-Agege yesterday said he was disturbed by the activities of herdsmen allegedly invading farmlands and committing crimes across the country.

He, however, pleaded with Nigerians and particularly his Urhobo kinsmen and women to exercise patience assuring that the federal government was seriously tackling the issue.

The Senator bared his mind while delivering a paper titled: “Challenges and Prospects of Urhobo Progress Union in Contemporary Times,” organised by the Urhobo Progress Union’s (UPU) at 90 Lecture, held at Urhobo Cultural Centre, Uvwiamuge-Agharo, Delta State.

The lawmaker said: “Let me make some comments on security issues, especially farmers and herders’ clashes and kidnapping. I am particularly disturbed about activities of herdsmen who are accused of invading farmlands and committing sundry crimes.

“We need to find the best way for peaceful coexistence between farmers and herdsmen. I plead with our people that the current heated temperature in the Nigerian polity is commonplace in a developing society.

“However, I urge our people to be patient as the government continues to grapple with this problem”, he added.

Ahead of the 2023 elections in Delta State, the Deputy President of the Senate urged Urhobos to be conscious and strategic, noting that in recent times, there had been considerable apprehension over attempts to short-change Delta Central Senatorial District in the rotation of the governorship of 2023.

He commended the UPU over its strong opposition to the surreptitious and dangerous move to manipulate the process in the state against the Urhobo political interest.