The Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore (MAKH)has rubbished the accusation by the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, which alleged that President Muhammadu Buhari is not a âfull-blooded Fulani man who can not speak Fulfuldeâ.
IGBERE Tv had reported that Atiku, who made the claim during a rally in Jigawa State, described Buhari as a fake Fulani man, saying, âa real Fulani man would not drag his followers into extreme poverty like what is happening under the All Progressives Congress administration.â
However, the National Secretary of Miyetti Allah, Saleh Alhassan said Buhariâs inability to speak Fulfulde does not make him any less a Fulani man.
Alhassan said: âThe truth of the matter is that, in several places in Adamawa State, they speak Fulfulde. The fact that Atiku speaks Fulfulde doesnât make him a Fulani man.
âIf you look at Atiku physically, he doesnât carry the biological features of a Fulani man. You look at Atiku and you see the Bantu tribe. He doesnât belong to the Sudanic tribe.
âAlso, we donât know Atikuâs uncle and all Fulani know their uncles. Have you ever seen Atikuâs uncle? His claim to Fulani background is shrouded in uncertainty because nobody knows his uncles. Buhariâs âFulaninessâ is not in doubt. His father was an Ardo, a Fulani leader. So, I think it is not an issue.â
He also stated that his community had rejected Atiku in the elections, because he âdoesnât share in our pains and problemsâ.
âIs Atiku not responsible for the crisis on the Mambilla Plateau? They went there, took over the land from the indigenous people and created mega farms and ranches, plunging them (Fulani) into poverty.
âIf there is anybody that has created poverty, it is Atiku and the PDP. Over the 16 years they ruled this country, they virtually raped the country in a very shameful manner. It will be a disaster for Nigeria if Atiku becomes President and I know God will not allow it because he doesnât mean well for the poor people in this country.
âHe is a very wicked and vicious capitalist without a conscience, whose morality is in question. He will not only sell this country, he will destroy the very fabric that keeps us together. His aim is to create a paradise of thieves and moral perverts in Nigeria,â Alhassan added.
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