•Northern CAN kicks against cattle colonies

Noah Ebije, Kaduna, Okwe Obi, Abuja

The Federal Government has earmarked N5.30 billion on national grazing reserve development in the 2018 budget which is being considered by the National Assembly.

The budget is coming at a time when the country is grappling with herdsmen and farmers clashes, leaving scores of people dead, homeless, especially in Benue, Taraba and Ekiti states.

Meanwhile, the 19 northern states and Federal Capital Territory (FCT) chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has kicked against the Federal Government’s plan to establish cattle colonies for Fulani herdsmen across the country.

CAN noted that if government goes ahead with the plan, it means that government knows the killers in Benue and other parts of the country.

However, speaking in an interview with Daily Sun, Public Relations Officer of northern CAN, Reverend Joseph Hayab said provision of cattle colony was like putting the horse before the cart.

“The issue of cattle colony will not address the killings because why are those people killing? If you provide them with cattle colony, will they stop the killing? The killings will not stop because you have not removed evil from the heart of a man and you are providing him with colony.

“Now, whose land are you going to take and provide the colony? It is when the right thing is done that the people can now sit down and talk, dialogue before we even begin to talk of providing or not providing colony.

“Government is even contradicting itself by saying those killing the people are not Fulani, so, if they are not Fulani, who, then, are you providing the cattle colony for?

“And, if the killers are foreigners, as some people are claiming, we should then give our land to criminals to stop killing us?

“I think we are seeing criminals who have taken advantage of the weakness of our security agencies and nobody is addressing it and government is telling us that criminals must be given colony to feed cattle.

“I think there is a mix-up here, because if you say you are providing colony for them, who are they? You know them, therefore, you must arrest them first because they are criminals…

“Let me tell you, I was in the team of CAN officials who visited Benue State, about two weeks ago. We visited many places in the state, what we saw was so sad.

“The killings must stop and it is only government that has all the machineries to stop the killings.

“Government must stop the killings and call for dialogue. You can imagine a man who has lost father, mother, brothers, sister, farms, cows and everything you can think of; what form of dialogue or discussion are you going to hold with him while he is in pains and killing has not stopped?

“We must put the government to task; to stop this killing and not allow it to use divide and rule to set Nigerians against themselves.

“So, provision of colony is a wrong step that cannot address the real issue because you don’t empower criminals to overpower you in your own land.

“We are not happy because our people can no longer go to the church, go to the farm, go to the market, and so on and so forth.

“We are calling on the federal government to end the killings in the region.”

http://sunnewsonline.com/2018-budget-fg-votes-n5-30bn-for-grazing-reserve-devt/

Lalasticlala, Mynd44

Akanbi olodo ide

The greatest politician of our time

Long live asiwaju

OK o.

A group of people who have rejected knowlegde and reasoning are being budgetted for.

sarrki:
Akanbi olodo ide

The greatest politician of our time

Long live asiwaju

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sarrki:


The conqueror of your hero

Your hero ? Which hero ? So bubu takes hero ? Chai!
Bubu is Jonathan in Kaftan

No need to get angry at this, sai baba till 2023.

Cattle grazing is a private business.... How much do they vote for poultry production that can save us the stress of overdependence on beef? This govt sef....

National resources for a segment, will that fund also assist those already ranching?

That item should be thrown out. More important and tax paying businesses have not been supported by the FG

sarrki:
Akanbi olodo ide

The greatest politician of our time

Long live asiwaju

What is this one saying?

Desyner:
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The conqueror of your hero

5bn for grazing reserve development. If this amount is spent of technology and indigenous product development, it would go a long way in the development of this country. But they are only interested in developing their fulani trade.

sarrki:


The conqueror of your hero

please can you face the topic and stop bringing unnecessary talks here


we are adults , we should behave as such

BeeBeeOoh:



“Government is even contradicting itself by saying those killing the people are not Fulani, so, if they are not Fulani, who, then, are you providing the cattle colony for?

Liar Mohamed shud pls construct a 2019 model of lie to ansa dis.

lol

this is getting too much.... must government handle everything in this country.....

I laugh at this head quarter of shiit hole

Mark my words ladies and gentlemen, if the government go head with this cattle colonies, I bet the Niger delta militant might resume bombing

I pray for it not to happen

If only this money could be given to my brothers in the South East and watch how reasonable infant industries Springs up.


I don't blame them. I blame Nigerians who voted In a man who has achieved nothing before occupying that position.

Welcome to Nigeria where cattle is king!

sarrki:
Akanbi olodo ide

The greatest politician of our time

Long live asiwaju

do you know that Tinubu is a bastard drug dealing vagabond?

no wonder trump called us s.hit hole

Thunder fire buhari and all his supporters



Nigeria is a jungle

Can't this money build 50 world class ICT centre


There was a country.

Buhari has finished in this country, there is a big plan to islamize this shot hole called Nigeria, but we the Christians are soo blind to see it

APC is a scam and a disgrace to democracy.

Every cattle rearer should buy land and start a ranch

See as money dey waste....

I was expecting to see more reasonable comment from sound minds ......but this our secondary school guys on nairaland have taken over the thread with 10mb free data booking space. WTF


5b for grazing reserve like seriously!! can't wait for 2019

Divide this country.