— 24th January 2018
•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/

Ok

okokobioko oooo

We import chicken and turkey in trillion naira annually. Government should as a matter of urgency provide a reserve for raising chicken and turkey immediately.

Pig farmers deserve their own FG facilitated reserves too

The disturbing thing with this government is that no matter how much the masses shout at the open faced nepotism and favouritism on display they still arrogantly go ahead with crazy decisions! We still remember:

- NNPC Management appointments
- Backdoor recruitment in CBN and FiRS
- MainaGate
- SGF and Grasscutting Scandal
- Killer Herdmen
- All the nepotistic appointments distributed across all security arms (DSS, EFCC, NIA, Army...)
- MDAs and many others

Not one of these mistakes have been reversed but rather the govt keeps seeking for ways to justify its earlier line of thought. As at today when the government sits to make decisions which affects its citizens, less than 40% of our demographic distribution is being represented. Thats what one gets from a leader who speaks of unity but sees no sense in inclusive development (97 vs 5% speach at U.S. Institute of Peace on July 22)

Yusuf your father

Buhari will receive Ben Gbagbo treatment if he refuses to leave office in 2019. Whether he rigs or not, he MUST go.

No other President of Fulani extraction, even our darling Yar'adua tried to foist Fulani hegemony on the rest of Nigeria. Buhari was never meant to happen.


Look at his madness. Billions of Naira on Fulani herdsmen when we are tackling infrastructural deficit, and NASU is on strike.

Do this people ever listen to the people they represent? Everyone is against the cattle colonies yet u are adding it to the budget? Asin u want to build it with tax payers money??... Wedding MC

I feel like cursing those who voted this guy but I won't cos he was voted to taunt the other party.... why we no kuku vote that kowa woman sef

Please dont be surprised..... Buhari is the best president ever.. Shey you people voted Buhari, you said you needed change!

#i stand with buhari till 2023#

OBJ has started writing letter....
Una go see something!

gratiaeo:
— 24th January 2018
•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/

ok

Buhari puts 5 billion on 2018 budget because he knows who the killer herdsmen are, so the 5 billion will be given to them and to provide for the killer herdsmen.

how come compensation hasn't been paid to those killed by the fulani herdsmen?

I dont think its fair for Buhari to budget 5B naira for his Fulani tribe for colonies in all the states of the federation. We have cattle herders in Igbo land but they all do not move cattles around.

I think what the government should do is to give this monies to the states to establish their own colonies in thier state indigenes and not for any Fulani man. Fulanis did not fall from heaven. They should establish those colonies in their own states.

With this move now, its clear that government will be including herdsmen in their buudget ever year. Fulanis are not herdsmen. We rear cattles in cattle in Igboland and we have our own breed.

We need the money for our cattle farmers in our states. Not bringing and budgeting money for Fulanis to take over peoples land in a state which is not theirs

Abokis shoupd ranch their cattle just as others in the south and East have done