GOVERNOR Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State has called on the Federal Government to find a lasting solution to the menace of Almajiri and the clashes between herdsmen and farmers.

The governor made the appeal yesterday, when he received a delegation from the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally-Displaced Persons, led by its Federal Commissioner, Hajiya Sadiya Farouq in Birnin Kebbi.

•Governors Abdullahi Ganduje (Kano), Atiku Bagudu (Kebbi), Nasir El-Rufai (Kaduna), Kashim Shettima (Borno) and Aminu Bello Masari (Katsina) at a joint meeting of the Northern State Governors’ Forum and the Chairmen of the Council of Chiefs of the northern states.

According to the governor, the Almajiri problem was a systemic problem that needed continuous attention of the Federal Government.

He said: “The issues of Almajiri and herdsmen have often been ignored and seen just as a nuisance without any durable plan to address the challenges.

“We have brought up the issues, believing it is within your sphere as there is no agency in the country dedicated to dealing with both issues.”

He said that apart from education aspect, there was lack of Federal Government establishment dedicated to handle the issues of Almajiri and herdsmen, which were also migratory issues.