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| Open Grazing No Longer Sustainable – Northern Governors by agwom(m): 9:58am On Feb 09, 2021 |
The Northern States Governors Forum has said the current system of herding conducted mainly through open grazing is no longer sustainable in view of growing urbanization and population of the country. The forum reached this conclusion during its emergency meeting held virtually to discuss issues affecting the region and the nation in general and presided over by its Chairman and Governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong. It added that it will aggressively sensitise herdsmen on the need to adopt new methods of herding by ranching or other acceptable modern methods. The governors, therefore, appealed to the Federal Government to support states with grants to directly undertake pilot projects of modern livestock production that will serve as springboard and evidence for breaking resistance to the full implementation of new methods of livestock production. Concerns Meanwhile, the forum has expressed concerns over the tension generated by the eviction order issued to herdsmen in some parts of the country, saying that it is heating the already fragile security atmosphere. The governors said there were already threats of reprisals which they were working assiduously to contain. They resolved to urgently meet to discuss the issue holistically with a view to resolving all areas of misunderstanding and conflicts arising from these threats and suspicion for the sake of national unity. The governors called for restraint from leaders, including those in the Southern parts of the country where passions are high. Similarly, they called on all the citizens of the north to continue to live in peace with all Nigerians irrespective of their origins and backgrounds. Also, they urged political leaders to segregate between criminality and social groups in their domains with a view to treating criminals like criminals. They condemned every form of criminality whether from herders, hunters, or farmers occupying forest reserves illegally. A resolution was also reached to engage elders and youths in a robust discussion in order to douse the tensed security environment in the north, and a four-man committee was set up in that respect to be headed by the Chairman of the Northern Governors Forum. Fulani herdsmen are being evicted from some states in the southern part of the country. Their settlements were attacked in parts of Ogun and Oyo states while there have been protests in Edo State for them to leave. Also, in the eastern part of the country, the regional security network is clashing with Fulani herdsmen. They are being accused of kidnapping, killing and destruction of farmlands. https://dailytrust.com/open-grazing-no-longer-sustainable-northern-governors |
| Re: Open Grazing No Longer Sustainable – Northern Governors by Fahdiga(m): 9:59am On Feb 09, 2021 |
If only they will implement this resolution. it is only in Nigeria in this modern era that cattle will be roaming around freely and in the process damaging everything on it's way and even the herders sleeping in the bush instead of living in town like humans that they are. how come Fulani herdsmen that has been existing since became notorious in this Buhari regime. this goes a long way to prove that Buhari is overtly and covertly supporting them. whether they implement this or not, the east has decided to take the war to them. |
| Re: Open Grazing No Longer Sustainable – Northern Governors by PrinceDz: 10:02am On Feb 09, 2021 |
Before nko |
| Re: Open Grazing No Longer Sustainable – Northern Governors by Racoon(m): 10:04am On Feb 09, 2021 |
Thought it is the fundamental human rights of the brutes from Futa Jallon Plateau to indiscriminately graze on people lands, destroying their crops/means of livelihood & to add salt to injury, assault them with backing of the state apparatus? Cattle ranching is the universally acceptable method of animal farming but the feudal lords & slavemasters said tha span of land from Sokoto to the Atlantic ocean belongs to them.All of una go well last last.
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| Re: Open Grazing No Longer Sustainable – Northern Governors by SpecialAdviser(m): 10:04am On Feb 09, 2021 |
Next thing is for them to take government money to build settlements. You won't be surprised that is the plan for all the killings. You wonder why millionaire owners of these cows cannot construct ranches for their businesses. They must one way of other steal from the government. |
| Re: Open Grazing No Longer Sustainable – Northern Governors by CodeTemplar: 10:06am On Feb 09, 2021 |
It has never been. Let's go ranching. |
| Re: Open Grazing No Longer Sustainable – Northern Governors by Racoon(m): 10:11am On Feb 09, 2021 |
SpecialAdviser:You are very correct sir. 1 Like |
| Re: Open Grazing No Longer Sustainable – Northern Governors by Agboriotejoye(m): 10:21am On Feb 09, 2021 |
Are you sure? Check well o |
| Re: Open Grazing No Longer Sustainable – Northern Governors by Solsix(m): 10:45am On Feb 09, 2021 |
It is a private business why are calling on fg to give them money to build ranches?? |
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