Source: Eagleee http://eagleee.com/detail?newsId=503305

This Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development, Audu Ogbe said this at a meeting between the Minister of Interior, Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau, five state governors and security chiefs, held in Abuja on Monday 8th January 2018.

He said, “The farmer and herdsmen must not have his life threatened by circumstances surrounding his profession. We do not want the farmer to lose his crops nor would we want anyone to. Over the years we have not done much to look seriously into the issue of livestock development in the country.

“People ask the question why should government get involved? Why shouldn’t the herdsmen manage their own livestock? I am sad to tell you that in the last 50 years until recently we may have done enough for the rice farmer, the cassava farmer, the maize farmer, the cocoa farmer, but we haven’t done much for herdsmen and that inability and omission on our part is resulting in the crises we are witnessing today.

Source: Eagleee http://eagleee.com/detail?newsId=503305

Iranu

Anyway, the minister is from Benue. I can't blame him.