How I will end the Fulani 'crisis' - Akufo-Addo

The flagbearer of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has pledged to end the perpetual bloody clashes between Fulani cattle herders and farmers in the country.

The clashes  between the two groups over grazing lands for cattle often leads to the destruction of farmlands, killing of cattle and even the loss of lives.

The situation is threatening to spiral out of control, with farmers in some parts of the country demanding guns to confront the Fulani cattle herders whom they accuse of destroying their farmlands.

Campaigning in Drobonso in the Sekyere Afram Plains constituency of in the Ashanti Region on Saturday, Nana Addo outlined plans to resolve the crisis once and for all if he wins power in November.

He told residents of the Sekyere Afram Plains - one of the constituencies worst affected by the activities of Fulani herdsmen – that the problem was not insurmountable.

According to him, Brazil has a cattle population of about 213 million, but does not face the type of problems Ghanaians face, adding that he would replicate the Brazil success story in Ghana.

“Brazil has put in place policies and measures to ensure that the animals are ranched and therefore do not ‘mingle’ with the human populace. These are the kinds of policies we will put in place if we win the election to ensure this Fulani menace is curbed, once and for all,” he said.