2019: I'm not being sponsored by Miyetti Allah - Governorship candidate sets record straight

- The APC governorship candidate in Benue state, Emmanuel Jime, says he is not being sponsored by the Miyetti Allah association

- He pointed out that as a member of the House of Representatives, he was one of the first lawmakers from Benue to put forward the motion on the issue of Fulani and herdsmen invasion of Tiv land

- Jime said it is illogical that he would advocate for a solution and then turn around to work against it seven years later

Barrister Emmanuel Jime, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Benue state, has debunked allegations that he is being sponsored by the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria.

In an interview with Daily Trust, the governorship candidate further rejected claims that he plans to repeal the Anti Open Grazing Law if he becomes governor in 2019.

Legit.ng gathers that Jime pointed out that as a member of the House of Representatives, he was one of the first lawmakers from Benue to put forward the motion on the issue of Fulani and herdsmen invasion of Tiv land. He questioned why he would now turn around and work against the law.

He said: "We all know that when a lie is told severally, sometimes, if you are not careful, people tend to begin to believe it. But, it’s a terrible lie for anybody to say that I am being sponsored by Miyetti Allah though I have heard worse things before. I actually had been told that my mother is Fulani.

"The truth is that those peddling such rumours know that they don’t have anything to actually run on for a second term. In civilized climes, re-elections are based on performance in office.

"Now, if you look around Benue in the last three and a half years, tell me what anybody can point to? In terms of development, is it water supply, security, road construction, infrastructure? I don’t even want to talk about salaries because, to me, payment of salaries isn’t an achievement.

"When somebody deliberately wants to cover up his failure, and decides to focus on an area that is emotional, clear headed minds should start investigating the motive.

"On the Anti Open Grazing Law, in 2011, when I was a member of the House of Representatives, I was one of the first National Assembly members from Benue to put forward the motion on the issue of Fulani and herdsmen invasion of Tiv land. The records are there and they are verifiable.

"Now, if I was discussing Fulani invasion as far back as 2011, shouldn’t that make me one of the strongest advocates for any law that would be put in place to make sure that the Fulani are no longer killing our people? Why would I advocate for a solution and then turn around to work against it seven years later?. It’s simply illogical."

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Recall that Legit.ng previously reported that APC governorship candidate in Benue state, Emmanuel Jime, declared that he will not repeal the Anti-Open Grazing Law, if elected.

He maintained that he would rather retain and strengthen the law as governor. He also promised to partner the federal government to develop a Free Trade Zone in the state, build key roads and invest substantially in healthcare and education.

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