Fed Govt Sets Up Committee To Tackle Tiv/ Fulani Crisis.

The fed govt has moved to tackle the problem of the clashes between herdsmen and farmers which have resulted into deaths of hundreds across the country in the past few months with the setting up of a technical Committee to tackle the crisis during the NEC  meeting.Akpabio said the 10 man technical committee will come up with recommendations that can resolve the conflict between the farmers and the pastoralists.The committee, he said, was directed to meet with all stakeholders within two weeks.The governor of Benue state has been drafted into the committee which also comprises the Minister of Agriculture, Environment, Science and Technology, Interior, Water Resources and National Planning.Other members include the National Security Adviser, Director General, National Orientation Agency and representatives of each state of the federationAkpabio who said the National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd.) told the meeting that 17 states have been identified as flashpoint of current clashes between herdsmen and farmers which have left many people dead.He also added that the NSA assured NEC members that his office was working round the clock to stem the clash between farmers and the farmers.“The NSA reported to Council the efforts being made by his office to involve international agencies on the issues, one of which is that it will invite all stakeholders to an international conference to deliberate, adding that the agency based in Geneva, Switzerland is working out the modalities to involve communities in the affected states to find means of settling the conflicts in Plateau and that will now be used as a pilot programme across the entire country.”The 17 states identified as flash points by the NSA as listed by Akpabio include Benue, Plateau, Adamawa, Bauchi, Niger, Nasarawa, Kwara, Kaduna and Oyo. He added that conflicts on border issues have also been reported in southern parts of the country like Edo, Akwa Ibom, and Cross Rivers, particularly in the Ogoja area.