*Creating grazing routes not a solution -Agric Minister

By Emman Ovuakporie and Johnbosco Agbakwuru

ABUJA-SPEAKER of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara on Tuesday said there is need for deliberate and proactive actions to end the incessant farmers and herdsmen clashes spreading across the country,noting that if not properly checked could divide Nigeria.

Also, the Minister of Agriculture, Audu Ogbe cautioned against creating grazing routes for the nomads as this cannot solve the incessant clashes between them and farmers in different states of the federation.

Dogara noted this at the opening of the public hearing on the motion on the ‘urgent need to address the incessant clashes between herdsmen, farmers and their host communities in Nigeria’ and introduction of micro irrigation (drip irrigation) for farmers in Gombi/Hong Federal Constituency in Adamawa State and in other parts of Nigeria’, held by House Committee on Agricultural production and services.

Dogara who was represented by Onyema Chukwuka, assured that the Committee and stakeholders to make appropriate recommendations that will “go a long way in guiding the House in the enactment of appropriate legislation that will guarantee peaceful co-existence amongst the rural communities, provide affordable credit to Nigerian farmers, enable the farmer to procure fertilizer and other farm inputs with minimum effort, provide enabling environment for all season farming, ensure increased agricultural production both as a means of guaranteeing internal food security and diversifying the economy from over dependence on oil, amongst many other prospects.”

In his contribution, Audu Ogbe, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development who expressed concern over criticism trailing proposed importation of grasses for cattle especially on social media, warned that the challenge may boomerang if no concrete action is taken in checkmating the menace.

In his contribution, Audu Ogbe, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development who expressed concern over criticism trailing proposed importation of grasses for cattle especially on social media, warned that the challenge may boomerang if no concrete action is taken in checkmating the menace.

He said “I hear there is a bill in the Senate seeking to create grazing routes, where are they grazing to, to another man’s farm”.

“Creating grazing routes is not the solution as it is known world wide that cows kept in ranches produce better than grazing cows”.

According to him, 12 States of the Federation out of the 36 states contacted by Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development have already confirmed readiness to partner on the grazing and irrigation initiatives, adding that 9 States have agreed to provide 5,000 hectares of land each for the project

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Ok

Chai. This guy above me,,u too fast.
I know u didn't read it. Lolz

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This is a time bomb waiting to explode, another civil war is looming if left unchecked.

To your tent oh israel.

Considering recent state of events across the country and the fact that there were prior information of planned attacks on Enugu communities, only insane individuals will not deem it a necessity that Nigeria be restructured along regional lines. The 2014 national conference recommendations would have gone a long way in proffering solutions to our myriad of problems but northern leaders, APC and some political lackeys in the south opposed it for selfish interests and dangled a fraudulent change to gullible Nigerians.

So pending the time we go our separate ways either peacefully or otherwise the immediate solution now is self defence cos its better to die fighting than wait for a president who has confirmed by his actions/inactions that he is not fit for the position he occupies and neither is he willing to secure the lives of people he swore to protect but always in a hurry to support/shield his Fulani terrorists brothers from arrests and prosecutions. Nigeria has been propelled by insane leaders/politicians to a stage of kill or be killed and no one should allow his/her life/community be taken unawares without fighting back.

State governments/politicians should stop playing politics with the life of their people but be bold to call Buhari to order and that he has failed Nigerians.

I dey vex.

Ranches creation is the way to go. The Fulanis must be forced to abandon their normadic culture. Government need to know where they are and how many livestocks they have in their farm. They need to start paying taxes like every responsible businessman. Enough of this carnage, senseless killing and destruction of their hosts properties.

Shey a few propagandist said they were not Nigerian.
Deport them then.
No grasses, No grazing routes, No ranches in yorubaland for terrorists.
Where no governor has created ranches for her indigens to rear dwarf goats and pigs, they are expected to do same for terrorist.
Not gonna happen.
They should restrict themselves to their region. They can feed their animals on the tomatoes on Atiku's and Marwa's farm.
By the way, the likes of Femi Falana and Tunde Bakare must never be allowed to represent Yorubas in a future conference.

our leaders are useless, hopless, bastards, stupid and foolish. They wait until things go out of hand before they will start showing concern. Thereafter, they begin to run amok in a helter skelter style adopting all manners of fire brigade approach.

Why are our leaders this useless and foolish

When will they learn

And for how long should we continue like this

Am tired walahi