The Grand Patron of the Middle Belt Youth Development Organisation (MBYDO) Professor Iyorwuese Hagher has offered panacea to killings from herders/ farmers crisis in the region.
He suggested stronger collaboration between ethnic and religious groups to overcome the ugly menace.
Prof Hagher stated this during the inauguration of President Tinubu Unity Sports tournament Committee in Akwanga, Nasarawa State.
He said there is an urgent need for the Middle Belt Region to come together using sports as a unifying factor to halt incessant killings bedeviling major parts of the region and by extension northern states.
According to him, the step taken by MBYDO if supported and embraced by leaders in the region, crisis ravaging middle would soon be a thing of the past.
Prof Hagher further said the move by the Middle Belt Youth Organisation will not only reawaken the position of the region as a centre of unity, but propel development and togetherness in the north.
He condemned the current onslaught by killer herders, especially in the Middle Belt region, urging President Tinubu to come up with decisive measures aimed at securing the lives and property of its citizens.
The Prof explained that, the mission of MBYDO was to rescue Nigerians from the shackles of youth restiveness, kidnapping and ensuring availability of social amenities which will have direct benefit to the entire populace.
He said :”We know who we are in the middle Belt region. We feel the need for national cohesion, consciousness and greatness. Having a greater Nigeria will propel development with distinct culture.
“I am delighted and grateful to God for this important gathering of these free minded people whose freedom had been put to question in a very barbaric manner under a democracy.
“This move by the Middle Belt Youth Development Organisation is not a personal ambition, it is a struggle to save Nigeria from imminent fascism. The country can not be great unless the people are made great.”
Problems in the North is a national issues hinging on tribalism, religion and ethnic sentiment which if not properly and unanimously tackled will continue to pose as an unending challenge in the region.
He called on citizens as well as residents of the region to contribute meaningfully to sustainable peace and development of the area.
The grand patron therefore commended the committee members for agreeing to serve and aid in the growth of the area, but he advised them to view their appointment as a call to service rather than a means of personal gain.
The Voice reports that membership of organisation cut across all the states of the middle belt region.
