400billionman:


What amount of land will be sold to Ministry of Agriculture for paltry N940m in 36 states ?

So cattle rearing is now a national business ? Do they pay tax or contribute to Foreign Exchange earnings ?

Mind yaself o.

Ugosample:


My question is why is land bought on behalf of the herdsmen?
Can't they use the money to buy it for themselves?

Dereformer:
Oh! Thank you Almighty God. This is happening in my life time. So SE, SS, SW and MB can actually support the same course. This is unbelievable, especially for SE and SW to speak with one voice and stand on the same page.

Imagine what will happen if these four regions: SE, SS, SW and MB align together politically.

Now back to the issue. I thought they said that 85% of lands in Nigeria belong to the North. So why not create a grazing reserve in the North and leave the south and MB alone!

mfm04622:
You are crying Private Ranching, what will happen to the herder that don't have the means to go into private ranching? Create more unemployment? The USA, land of capitalism have public lands (mean Government land) that is reserved for grazing animals! The land will NOT b given to them! It will remain Government land available for all to use! This will also ensure that herders are taxed, their children can go to school, farmers can farm in peace, etc! Yes, private ranching is good, but we need to start from somewhere

Opharhe:
What the govt. should do through the ministry of Agriculture is what is called farmer education for the fulani herdsmen especially in the best way they should relate with farmers they encounter in the course of grazing at least for the time being. But most importantly, they should be encouraged to set up ranches, and embrace modern systems- THAT'S THE ULTIMATE SOLUTION. There's more than enough lands for this up North. The ministry of Agric. can also create a productive value chain from this. Fallow lands can be irrigated up north and used for large-scale grass cultivation(i thought they were importing good quality ones from Brazil?), hay or other forms of feed bought by farmers and used in feeding the cattle; cow dung used for manure and even biogas etc. On financing, the FG should help by providing loans, just like it's done to other farmers, on single digit to cattle rearers wanting to establish ranches. N940 million(that's 1 Billion) of Nigeria's money for free to aid cattle farmers? It's outright partiality. This grazing reserve issue coming form the FG does not make sense. There are better ways to do these without trampling on the sensibilities of Nigerians.
FYI: Atiku has decided to take the bull by the horn by establishing ranches 'nationwide' and a big feed processing plant in Abuja(he already has one in Adamawa, his home state). That is the way to go.

Thanks sir.

cktheluckyman:


the probability of creating grazing reserves outside the North is zero.Just like his ancestor Othman Dan fodio.Buhari's Jihadi adventure in the south and MB will be met with a disastrous failure.

Opharhe:
But what most southerners are saying is if any fulani or anybody at all wants land for cattle business or soothing like that, come and obtain the land, the normal way, establish a ranch and keep your cattle with the confines of that ranch so that it doesn't disturb farmers.

Wealthgang:

D truth is dat d southerners (esp ipob buhari-hating igbos) do not even understand what they're saying. Pick one randomly n ask dem 2 explain d actual details of d much talked abt 'grazing reserves' n they'll just start mouthing their hate-filled imaginations. 'Grazing reserves' means fulanis in collabo with PMB are coming 2 dia lands 2 kill dem all, islamize dem, rule dem or whateva

U can verify this from comments here

Wealthgang:
The sad thing is, a lot of d pple who have commented here can't read n comprehend. Ignorant hate-filled bigots

“Meanwhile, a cross-section of senators from the SOUTHERN part of the country explained that the N940m in the 2016 budget was NOT meant for the controversial grazing reserves.”

“The Chairman, Senate Committee on Information,
ENYINNAYA ABARIBE, said the executive could not vote
money for the controversial grazing reserve routes without
sending a bill for its creation.
Abaribe said there was NO bill before the National
Assembly on the establishment of grazing reserves.”


He said, “The Federal Ministry of Agriculture wants to use
the N940m in its budget to purchase land, in any part of
the country and create grazing reserves which will act as
last option in case of any emergency...”

Also, the senator representing Oyo South, Adesoji Akanbi,
said......“We don’t have any problem with the Federal
Ministry of Agriculture buying lands to carry out any
project, but we are opposed to forceful takeover of state
lands to create routes exclusively for herdsmen”

That is all u need to know abt grazing reserves. Nobody said they'll chase u out of ur land or forcefully take ur land to give to fulani cattle rearers. Saying so is simply making senseless strawman arguments.
If people/communities do not willingly sell lands to d ministry of Agric, no one will come there and forcefully take their land(s). That's why we have lawyers.

Be informed and stop following popular unreasonable trends or hashtags

Wealthgang:


Very nice input sir.
On d education of fulani herdsmen, I don't think that's even necessary. Why? because deep down pple know what's right or wrong n d criminal ones will continue to be criminals. How feasible is it to carry out such training when some of dem r not even Nigerians. Even after d training, u'll still hear of clashes btw herdsmen n flashes.
I also blame customs n immigration for allowing our borders to be so porous. Give dem bribes n they turn d other way. I don't know what bizness outsiders have coming here to raise cattle
Most of d herdsmen we see r not even d real owners of d cattle. So d sensitization should start from d big alhajis up north who actually own d cattle. Even Igbo men in d north own cattle too and d cattle is herded down south for grazing. The era of raising cattle d cheap way should STOP.
I recommend ranches 100%.
D real cattle goons have been so lazy entrepreneur wise n have chosen instead 2 do cattle bizness d caveman way. Maybe if Dangote had shown interest in cattle farming, we won't be facing all these mess.

Believe me, d much circulated quip abt d govt dashing money 2 favor cattle rearers is unfounded (all tnx to social media bigots). Nigeria does not have dat kind of money to throw around. I agree with u dat they shud be supported with loans on setting up d ranches, just like loans r given 2 other farmers.

Another thing I suggest is dat all cattle herders (in d meantime) should be issued ID cards bearing license numbers, states of origin, owner of cattle, etc to properly identify dem. This can be done thru their leaders.
Security operatives n even vigilante groups can identify dem with this. Those who move abt w/o it should be arrested. This can help differentiate btw d real herdsmen n terrorists.

BlackBaron:
I'd be more interested in Government encouraging unemployed youths having farms that can produce all the bales of grasses needed for consumption and the cattle rearers in comparison would have to seek out private lands from willing sellers.

Missed opportunity for nomads looking at purely beef, ignoring the possibility of further profitability via dairy farming, leather and sale of manure. The latter is also possible for biogas to sell on or produce their own off grid electricity like done in India and Kenyan farms.

Ultimately, except within the confines of ranches, rearing bovine livestock outside of designated areas should be a chargeable offence.

Godgay:
see oga like my Edo senator talk " the graving reserves won't even be discussed at the floor of Senate",see take your f*cking reserve to the north is that too hard to ask?

freeze001:


A lot of those already unemployed and roaming around or seeking what to do also lack capital n support with which to start a business or even get educated n probably secure a job so who's appropriating almost 1B Naira for them? They're not nomadic and don't poach off other people's lands so what's the solution for them? You fail to realise that the owners of the cattle aren't necessarily the drivers or herders of their livestock. They are businessmen so they should purchase enough land in their states or wherever they want to be provided d state govt is amenable.

Govt needs to provide policies n laws mandating the accommodation of cattle within standard ranches within a specified period of time and then provide training, soft loans n support. That's the progressive n meaningful thing to do rather than promote that nomadic existence in places that don't have anything in common with nomads!

mfm04622:


1B Naira for grazing reserves this year. How much have been spent of subsidising fertilisers for so long? How much was spent of subsidising seedlings? Govt at all levels also provide land for farming. Please go and confirm this. But to provide land for grazing is the problem? Let us be fair please!

ibkgab001:
Solotime.... I gotta run lucifer above me , in a thread that has to do with satanic plans of devilish BUhari

Opharhe:
Ok sir. I think I'm clearer on the money the FG is spending now. It's purchasing the land through the ministry of Agriculture so it's govt. land and it'll be purchased to help the situation. So it's not really a dash as such as the land will still belong to the Fed. Min. Of Agric. I agree with your other points 100%. People should be adequately carried along in these issues through proper info. dissemination and public enlightenment. Thanks for the discourse sir, it's been interesting i must say.

Tellemall:


Your comparison between roads and personal business is just analogous.

Why is it that supporters of the bill do not demand free fertilizers and land for other people doing their PRIVATE, PERSONAL businesses?

What makes a bunch of marauders so much more important than states that such a chunk of the budget should be allocated to making them comfortable.

Call a spade a spade. What are the true reasons for funding all this?

Rather than using the military to CRUSH/BOMB OUT these herdsmen, the decision has been made to give a lot of money to making terrorists from Libya (to borrow the words now being used to describe Hausa people) more comfortable. It's this the serious stance of the leader who Nigerians voted in?

Can we treat violence with gentility in all aspects nationally, or is it a selective preference?

Is the government going to appease everybody or only just the strangers from Libya with guns, instead of disarming them and deporting them?

Be honest with yourself. Stop being so anti Igbo and try and see beyond the colors of bigotry.

NOETHNICITY:
I read that man's post and do not see where he mentioned anyin Ibo, so there is no question of him being anti ibo! Why is it that when somebdy supports govt policy he automatically becomes anti ibo? Why is it that Nig is the only country where Fgovt is blamed for evrtin! When govt does not act it gets blamed, when it acts it also gets blamed! Why aren't we criticising FG for proposing to invest over 500b on agriculture which is also a private biz? Over the years FG have alws subsidised fertilizers for our farmers,isn't farming also a private biz? Why is 940m all of a sddenly such a huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuge sum of money that is causing such a national outcry? It goes to show the level hate ibos ve for fulanis! Its not even as if govt wants to put the money in their(Herdsmen) pockets, rather govt only seeks to settle them at reserves to make it easy for them to be monitored, censored and taxed! How is this diff frm Lagos govt building shops and shopping mall for traders? U will quickly tell me that traders pay rent,now who told us that herdsmen will not? Govt has a responsibility to provide infrastructure for any biz that pple re interested in, moreso that this reserves will put an end to an aged-long bloodshed! Why is bigotry now soooooooo endemic in Nig that even educated pple ve turned illiterates? If u can do away with hate, bigotry and hypocrisy u jus might see the good in this!

Tellemall:


Why have you not confronted his earlier rants against Igbo people? Instead you are so ethnically pure of mind that you jump to your conclusions.

When did telling somebody who was very clearly raving against Igbo people to stop being bigoted become anti government? Yet you claim to be literate. Yet you want to "enlighten" others.

Remove thou the specks you think you see, but bear thee thine beam comfortably.

Farming fertilizers are for everybody in the whole country to use, and they are subsidized What we are being made to understand is that the sum of money you quoted is to be used to settle the private affairs of certain Libyan herdsmen, rather than bringing them to book.

Of course, you see nothing wrong in that. I mean, agricultural money should be of great benefit to Libyan herdsmen who destroy farms as they plow their way through the country killing people, because we are all literates and pro government and not anti Igbo in any way at all.

Meanwhile, everybody in the country owns the commodity crude oil, but by no means should the impoverished people of those communities be provided for. In fact, they need to be bombed out, because we are all literates and pro government and not anti Igbo in any way at all.

No ethnicity = much ethnicity.

How on earth do you reason that 940m should be used for grazing reserves for the private business of some Libyan terrorists and try to justify it all? Is subsidized fertilizer not for everybody? Do the people who use it still not buy it? Shouldn't everybody in the country practising agriculture also receive free land and then when the profits from sales are made it enters their own personal pockets? Are the Libyan cows government property? Or will the herdsmen not claim ownership of them? No wonder ethnic lines have been drawn. When you want to reward evil with good, what else do you expect?

NOETHNICITY:
So agriculture is one private biz that deserves FG subsidy? Ok! In ur matured imagination some private biz deserve subsidy while some others don't? Isn't this what is called HYPOCRISY?can't u see? Pls I am not interested in joining issues with you! Simply purge ur heart of ethnic hate and experience jus how sweet life is! Thnk u!