The association has not endorsed any presidential aspirant, says Baba Ngelzarma, MACBAN national secretary.
The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) claims that its members spoke for themselves when they endorsed Bola Tinubu, a senior member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), for the presidency.
Ya’u Haruna, a former chairman of the Jigawa chapter of MACBAN, said during a meeting on Sunday that with Tinubu as president in 2023, the welfare of MACBAN members will improve.
When the association was in a conflict in Benue, Haruna claimed Tinubu intervened and settled the situation when he was governor of Lagos.
“Tinubu came all the way, got us on a roundtable, and reconciled us. So, someone who could do this at that time, we believe, can do more when he is at the helm of affairs,” he had said.
Speaking on the development in a statement issued on Wednesday, Baba Ngelzarma, MACBAN national secretary, said the association has not endorsed any presidential aspirant.
According to NAN, Ngelzarma added that the association doesn’t wish to be dragged into such political matters at this time.
“The attention of the MACBAN National Headquarters has been drawn to stories in the media claiming that we have endorsed the presidential aspiration of Sen. Ahmed Tinubu,” the statement reads.
“We want to make it clear that the association has not endorsed any candidate.
“Those who endorsed Tinubu are doing so as individuals, as MACBAN should not in any way be dragged into the politics of endorsement at this stage.”
On January 10, Tinubu said he had informed President Muhammadu Buhari of his intention to run for president.
Tinubu, who spoke after a closed-door meeting with Buhari, had added that he was still consulting stakeholders on the matter.
