Farmer/Herder conflict: Adamawa Monarch lauds Gov Fintiri/SFCG
SFCG holds 2 days Media Retreat at FCT.
OKERAFOR ATHANATIUS, JALINGO
The District Head of Gyawana community of Lamurde local government area of Adamawa State, Dr. Agoso Bamaiyi has commended the Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri over his prompt interventions on issues of Farmer/Herder conflicts in the State.

Dr Agoso Bamaiyi
The Royal father made the commendation while presenting a keynote address on the occasion of a two day Media Retreat organized by a non governmental organization, “Search for Common Grounds” (SFCG) for Adamawa and Taraba Journalists.
He said the temperament of Governor Fintiri towards developmental issues especially, peace is highly commendable.
The two days Retreat with the theme, “Media practice and Farmer – Herder conflict in Nigeria”, were held Thursday and Friday at Bolton White Hotel Abuja, where the paramount ruler disclosed that any part of Adamawa where crisis erupted, Governor Fintiri intervened without wasting time.
“He takes it personal, he will raise a Committee of eminent people to attend to it”.
The paramount ruler emphasized that from the time Fintiri assumed office till date, there has been no crisis in Adamawa State.
He added that such disposition shows that if a political leader is willing, such a leader can prevent conflicts.
Dr. Bamaiyi further lauded the sportsmanship of comitas, a project under SFCG, iom and Mercy corps, saying their Programmes opened people’s eyes to know that a people united can move mountains.
He suggested that Adamawa and Taraba as states that have benefitted from comitas programmes, should find ways of sustaining the project.
“There has to be ownership of the project, then you build the foundation that has been laid by comitas.

Welcoming participants at the event on Thursday the. Project manager, comitas, Adamawa and Taraba, Gambo Wada said the two days retreat were scheduled to ascertain how Adamawa and Taraba Journalists who according to him have been covering COMITAS have fared in the areas of reportage arising as a result of Farmer/Herder conflicts.
“I want to say that within two years of comitas interventions in the two states, we have witnessed a tremendous progress in terms of reportage associated with the Farmer/Herder issues.
The first day of the retreat which featured critical stakeholders, journalists and SFCG fellows from the two states climaxed with a group discussion.