Fulanis Suspend Leader For Endorsing Jonathan

                                                                   Suspended leader

The umbrella body of all Fulanis in Nigeria, the Miyetti
Allah Kautal Hore, has suspended its national chairman, Alhaji Bello Abdullahi
Bodejo, over his alleged involvement in politics, Pm News reports.

In a communique signed by Alhaji Wakili Ali Babangida, and
issued at the end of a meeting of the body in Kano, conveyed Bodejo’s
suspension.

State chairmen, secretaries as well as members from 30
states of the federation attended the meeting.

The association flayed the national leadership of the
association under Alhaji Bodejo for failing to organize election, four years
after registration of the association.

It noted that the action was against the provisions of its
constitution, which stipulates that elections should be held after every three
years.

The group also condemned the involvement of its national
chairman in partisan politics; the recent being his endorsement of President
Goodluck Jonathan’s second term ambition.

The association said the action caused it and indeed all
Fulanis across the nation serious embarrassment.

A five-man committee was also set up under the chairmanship
of Alhaji Lawal Ali Mai Mamman to investigate the accusations against Bodejo.

The committee was given one month to submit its report and
recommendations.

Interim national caretaker executives under the leadership
of Dr Ibrahim Abdullahi was constituted to manage the affairs of the
association pending the outcome of the committee’s investigation.