There was no eviction order to herdsmen in Ondo State or any part of the South West region, the Nigerian Governors Forum, NGF, chairman and Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has clarified.
He said the speech of his Ondo counterpart, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, which he said was only directed at government reserve including registration. was misconstrued in the media.
He on Monday in Akure at a meeting of governors in the region with the national leadership of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN).
Fayemi noted that the statement generated a lot of hoopla which led to what he described as unfortunate development in Oyo State.
He said Akeredolu did not talk about herdsmen vacating the state but about registration of herdsmen who want to operate within the reserves.
He added that they are after only criminals and not a particular ethnic group.
