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The Middle Belt Journalists Forum, (MBJF), has urged state and federal lawmakers from the region to be more active in pushing for the common interest of the middle-belt region.
In a press statement by its President, Jonathan Ipaa and National Secretary, Mrs Oikeke Igado Kure, made available to newsmen Tuesday, the middle-belt journalists said that the constituents would definitely reward those who stand to protect, defend and advance its course.
The forum however, commended the courageous effort of a few of her representatives for voicing out in support of the ban on open grazing by the southern governors and their federal lawmakers.
The statement warned those still sitting on the fence to distance selves from policies that are harmful to the peaceful co-existence of their constituents.
Particularly, the forum applauded the courage exhibited by some of her federal lawmakers: Hon. Rimamde Shawulu (Taraba), Hon. Mark Gbillah (Benue), Hon. Usman Sokodabo, (FCT), Hon. Amos Gwamna (Kaduna), Hon. Solomon Maren, (Plateau) and Hon. Tajudeen Yusuf, (Kogi) on the ban on open grazing by killer herdsmen.
The journalists also urged the remaining federal lawmakers to join forces to librate the suffering masses whose main occupation, farming is currently under threat by armed marauding herders in the middle-belt areas.
