Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose has declared that any cow confiscated under the State Grazing Regulation Law will be slaughtered and shared to the people as part of the “Stomach Infrastructure” policy of his administration.

The governor who disclosed this on Thursday in Ado Ekiti during the inauguration of Ekiti Grazing Enforcement Marshals (EGEM) said herdsmen caught grazing their cattle beyond the 6.00 pm risks six months jail while their animals will be confiscated.Fayose explained that the setting up of the EGEM force was a further step to nip the killing of innocent people and destruction of their means of livelihood by armed herdsmen in the bud.

The EGEM men thrilled the audience with their parade while local hunters also performed at the ceremony. Some of the marshals displayed placards some of which read “No To Terrorism By Herdsmen”, Fayose Is Working, Ekiti Is Moving”, among others.

Fayose who were an olive green long sleeve shirt with a camouflage fez cap to match explained that the marshals are not to carry arms and therefore would collaborate with security agencies empowered by law to carry arms to tackle armed cattle rearers.

He said: ‎”We have a right to life and to survive and holding things for our survival especially peasant farmers, whose means of livelihood are taken away by cattle feeding on their crops.‎ If the gains of peasant farmers are taken away in a jiffy, that is condemnable.‎

“We will bring to a permanent end, the situation whereby some people take away the means of livelihood of others.

“On August 29, 2016, the Anti-Grazing Bill was passed by the House of Assembly and the bill was signed into law by me on August 30.‎ Some people go as far as grazing in the night when farmers are no longer at their farms.‎

“Any cattle found grazing after the time stipulated by the law will be confiscated by the government.Such cattle will be sold or killed on the spot ‎and shared to people as part of our Stomach Infrastructure programme,” he said.

The governor had Wednesday last week personally stopped open grazing along Afao Road and supervised the “arrest” of a cow on his way to commissioning projects in Ikole Ekiti.

Fayose contended that 10, 000 cattle could not compensate for the life of the human being lost to a conflict between herdsmen and local farmers.

While frowning at cattle rustling by some people, Fayose added that the law was in the interest of cattle rearers too, as their operations would be streamlined.

The governor added that the phone numbers of the marshals would be made public and warned the marshals against going beyond their mandate.

“This is not an opportunity to harass or intimidate innocent people. You are to enforce the law and not to break it. Anybody found going beyond his bounds would be dealt with accordingly,” he stressed.
In her opening remarks, the Secretary to the State Government, Dr Modupe Alade, said the law had helped in curbing incessant attacks on local farmers by herdsmen and feasting on crops by cattle.
The Chairman, Hunters Association, Ikole Local Government, Joseph Osasona, commended Fayose for the initiative.

Osasona recalle‎d that it was the prompt intervention of the governor in Oke Ako-Ekiti early in the year when some armed herdsmen attacked the people, that sent a strong signal to lawbreakers to stay away from the state.

He noted that it was inhuman for anybody to jeopardise the lives and means of livelihood of others because he wants to rear cattle.

Source: http://nignews.com.ng/cows-we-seize-from-fulani-herdsmen-to-be-used-for-stomach-infrastructure-fayose/

Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose has declared that any cow confiscated under the State Grazing Regulation Law will be slaughtered and shared to the people as part of the “Stomach Infrastructure” policy of his administration.

Nna ehn! if i say, i dont want to laugh, this yoruba people must do one thing to make me laugh.

Stomach infrastructure policy kwa...

If for only this discipline against fulani... I will for ever love Fayose... What those loud mouth Eastern governors couldn't do but subjecting their citizens to prayers as if God will come from heaven and drive them....

The Best Governor......on Fulani Matters!!

Go Fayose. Go Action Governor

*in Klaus Mickelson voice*
that's the spirit

...........and you expect these guys not to go beyond their mandate?? I dont reckon it will end well.......

Fayose you try wella. Waiting for some idiotic zombies to come and spew trash here.

clara472:


Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose has declared that any cow confiscated under the State Grazing Regulation Law will be slaughtered and shared to the people as part of the “Stomach Infrastructure” policy of his administration.

The governor who disclosed this on Thursday in Ado Ekiti during the inauguration of Ekiti Grazing Enforcement Marshals (EGEM) said herdsmen caught grazing their cattle beyond the 6.00 pm risks six months jail while their animals will be confiscated.Fayose explained that the setting up of the EGEM force was a further step to nip the killing of innocent people and destruction of their means of livelihood by armed herdsmen in the bud.

explained that the marshals are not to carry arms and therefore would collaborate with security agencies empowered by law to carry arms to tackle armed cattle rearers.

I think it would be a waste just to eat the cows. It would serve better for state to sell them. If there are no buys let them be eaten and help local food bank. The money could go towards states general fund after auction and spur ranching within state if locals want to buy.

I find it a strange choice not to arm marshals but it works either way. The Marshalls will go patrol outskirts of town and help with investigations.

clara472:

“Any cattle found grazing after the time stipulated by the law will be confiscated by the government.Such cattle will be sold or killed on the spot ‎and shared to people as part of our Stomach Infrastructure programme,” he said.

The governor had Wednesday last week personally stopped open grazing along Afao Road and supervised the “arrest” of a cow on his way to commissioning projects in Ikole Ekiti.

How are cattle sold on sport. Why act rash by killing cows so quick.

So the cattle bill also stops grazing on public lands aswell?

clara472:

While frowning at cattle rustling by some people, Fayose added that the law was in the interest of cattle rearers too, as their operations would be streamlined.

Source: http://nignews.com.ng/cows-we-seize-from-fulani-herdsmen-to-be-used-for-stomach-infrastructure-fayose/

Do these cattle have brands? How would anyone know who cow belongs to. There's needs to be state or national database to keep track of these brands like trade marks.

I already gave tips to farmers to protect land in my forum post.

Ok

NextGovernor:
If for only this discipline against fulani... I will for ever love Fayose... What those loud mouth Eastern governors couldn't do but subjecting their citizens to prayers as if God will come from heaven and drive them....

We respect God, any problem with that?
Even if you have, go and contend with God then?

Leave us as we are, we are not Yoruba or thinking of being one.

man of d year jare

God bless the oshokomole

Lol.

Psychotic, especially stomach infrastructure. But any Yoruba warrior that can stand up to Fulani marauders/slaves has my support.

Send some cow beef to the Yoruba sycophants on NL as well for stomach infrastructure. Lawd knows a lot of them are starving.

This man is really brave and fearless.

jesse8048:
This man is really brave and fearless.

The rest are cowards. He has police force to enforce law, He sits in protected house, has secruity detail, government immuity, backing of his majority of people. What can he really be afraid of.

I support him. Nigeria is a Federation, and he is the C in C of his state. Make your laws/decrees, protect your people. True federation is not only about revenue sharing, autonomy is the crux.

If political office holders tavkle issues the way this man has followed up this matter, Nigeria will be the envy of the world in a short time from now

1. This issue has to do with an external enemy versus a state. So there are very few saboteurs within the state to slow it down. Maybe if Nigeria had to fight with an enemy not from within us, we might wake up too

2. The framework dealing with the herdsmen though simple shows intelligence and proper planning.

3. If northern governors were really serious about curbing boko haram, boko haram would not have become the menace we saw it morph into

4. Nigeria biggest problem is not corruption but disunity. We have no common history and see no common future. Every man for himself mentality