Adebayo Adenrele
The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association (MACBAN) has demanded for appointments in the government of President Bola Tinubu.
According to the southeast zonal leader of MACBAN, Alhaji Gidado Sidiki, he said their relevance should not be neglected because they prayed and voted for Tinubu during the February 25 presidential poll.
He also noted that President Tinubu snubbed them on the recently-screened ministerial nominees despite their support during his Presidential campaign.
In his words, “During the election, to my knowledge, my people voted for President Tinubu because his predecessor, President Muhammadu Buhari, told my people to vote for him and they all did so.
“We prayed, supported, endorsed and did everything politically possible to ensure his victory. So he should not abandoned us. In the appointments the President has made so far, no Miyetti Allah member is among, including the recently-screened ministerial nominees.
“We are demanding for appointments from Tinubu’s government. Even if it is as office sweepers, we are okay with it. All we want is for us to be part of the government at the centre.
“In addition to the N8,000 proposed palliative and other benefits of the government, he should appoint us too, even as sweepers at the Presidential Villa.”
