Ebun Francis|
The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has endorsed President Muhammadu Buhari for the 2019 presidential election over Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
The association had earlier said it was yet to decide whom to support between the two presidential candidates.
But on Thursday at the 2018 annual general meeting of the association, Muhammadu Kirowa, MACBAN national president said that Buhari is their candidate for the 2019 presidential election.
According to him, the group decided to unanimously endorse Buhari because of the “numerous achievements recorded by his administration in the areas of Infrastructural development, youth employment, and security.”
He, therefore, urged leaders and members of the association at all levels to mobilise support and ensure that Buhari is re-elected.
Baba Ngelzarma, MACBAN national secretary, also commended the federal government for the “robust measures taken by the military in eliminating cattle banditry and wanton killing of herdsmen and farmers.”
“MACBAN pledges its loyalty and support to President Buhari for his laudable efforts of uniting the country, infrastructural growth of the nation and transforming the economic life of citizens for posterity,” he said.
“We appreciate Government’s programmes of transforming the social lives of Nigerians through empowerment, Agricultural Development particularly the livestock sub-sector, where pilot programmes of developing water and pasture in long neglected Grazing reserves has commenced.”