By Laleye Dipo in Minna

Niger State Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari will inaugurate the expanded 45,000 Bobi grazing reserve in the Mariga local government of the state.

The governor did not give the exact date the inauguration will take place but said finishing touches were being put to the development of the reserve including gazetting the project.

Governor Sani Bello was quoted as disclosing the plan when he received the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr Godwin Emefiele, during the latter’s visit to him at the Niger House in Abuja on Thursday.

A statement by Mary Noel Berje Chief Press Secretary to the governor said Bello disclosed that “the state government will, in the next three months, flag off its over 45,000 hectares grazing reserve in Bobi, Mariga Local Government Area of the State” adding that “government is also in the process of gazetting seven other grazing reserves in parts of the State

“We have about 20 grazing reserves in the state, only two (Bobi and Girin) have been gazetted but hopefully, overtime, we’ll develop others”

“There is no going back on the development of grazing reserves in the state because it is the best solution to curtail the Herders/Farmers conflict and also develop one of our areas of comparative economic advantage.

“We will develop our grazing reserves where we can keep the herders and provide the infrastructure so that they can get better yields with regards to milk and beef,” Governor Bello was quoted as saying.

In his remarks The CBN governor expressed the readiness of the bank to “provide a wide range of agricultural opportunities for the country by assisting state governments “not only in the areas of rice and cassava production but most importantly in the development of livestock and dairy business”.

The CBN Governor was also quoted as explaining that, “under the livestock and dairy development programme, the apex bank is looking at the possibility of discouraging importation and encouraging the production of milk from different parts of the country beginning with Niger state.

“We intend, hopefully, to get Mr. President to come in to launch the first Grazing Reserve that’s going to be resuscitated under the programme that we are putting in place”. Emefiele was reported to have said.

He assured that funding would be provided by the CBN to the private sector entities adding that they would be expected to recover their money from the milk that is going to be sourced from the livestock.

“The private sector will work directly with the CBN and the state. They will invest by providing the Pastures, Seedlings and the infrastructure that will also guarantee constant supply of water to enhance the production of quality milk”.

The CBN governor was accompanied on the visit by top officials of the Apex bank.

Source: https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2019/07/19/ruga-buhari-to-commission-bobi-grazing-reserve-in-niger/

Akkkkkk

We need to turn this tide to economic prosperity

Good

Bello disclosed that “the state government will, in the next three months, flag off its over 45,000 hectares grazing reserve in Bobi, Mariga Local Government Area of the State” 

“We have about 20 grazing reserves in the state, only two (Bobi and Girin) have been gazetted but hopefully, overtime, we’ll develop others”

Wow just how much land are they committing to this initiative? The journalist should've asked. Hopefully they dont hopefully the CBN doesn't swing ban hammer for milk like the did beef for whatever reason.

Nice one.
More of this in the North so that they can take their cows back there.

We're tired of stepping on cow shiit on our streets in the South.

Nothing spoil

Oya let's start the new week with business, quote me let's talk about that condemned industrial generator u have been looking for who 2 buy.

So far it is being established in the North, I'm OKay with that..

And Niger State is the biggest state in Nigeria so they have enough land to give out..

Great!
Turn the entire Niger State into a grazing reserve. Ain't nobody complaining (well, except the indigenous people in a few decades)

“There is no going back on the development of grazing reserves in the state because it is the best solution to curtail the Herders/Farmers conflict and also develop one of our areas of comparative economic advantage.

Best solution indeed. The rantings of empty brains and lazy minds.
Study the top 10 countries that produce beef for export. None of them practice open grazing. These bunch of lazy people up north prefers for others to solve every of their problem, while being a nuisance to everyone else.

Keep your open grazing/cow colony/ruga up north.
You guys refuse to let go of a primitive life that's kept you poor and backwards
Thank you.

Don't be fooled, if there wasn't any sinister motive behind the Ruga stuff, Buhari would have wanted southerners sidelined.

Just like dry ports suddenly became more important than real sea ports in this administration... And no southerner ever has a stake in the solid mineral mining going on up north.

Good! Let them confine their Ruga to the north!

sarrki:
We need to turn this tide to economic prosperity

Turn your papa land to economic prosperity zombie

Instead of cow grazing business owners to buy land and farm like any other business and set up a proper cattle ranch. The federal government has to intervene and help

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Good one the northern states should join Niger ss has no lands for ruga

You will soon start shouting "Pray for the North"

Simple!
Any state dat wants the Ruga stuff should have it. And any state that doesn't should be spared.

Shikena!

Misplaced priority...

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Wonderful news

Sai barber is working


Just established Ruga in Niger state..

Remaining South West states... As donated by Tinubu

Nice one, let the North provide the land for RUGA The language barrier, culture and religion will not be an issue.

Better
Make e remain in the North

SweetJoystick:

Turn your papa land to economic prosperity zombie

No dey take everything that serious my guy.

Good, let them do their ruga there in the north

This is welcome development in to Niger people and fulani.. I hope other northnerners embrace this idea. Leave south people alone.. Any southerner that need cow should go to north.

When one region is pulling the entire country backward....



Mark my comment, RUGA is all they will do for the next 4yrs

45,000 hectares is a whole lot and should go a long way.

They should dash all the north, na dem sabi but leave south alone

Na wa oo, selfish interest everywhere.