Prominent leaders from Benue State have told President Muhammadu Buhari that there is no land to allow for the establishment of cattle colonies as being proposed by the Minister of Agriculture, Audu Ogbeh.

They made their position known to the president on Monday after they held a closed door meeting with him in the State House, Presidential Villa, Abuja.

Governor Samuel Ortom, who led the delegation and addressed the press after the meeting, said Mr. Ogbeh, “who is a son of the soil has explained that cattle colonies are a combination of several ranches” and is proposing that ten thousand hectares should be provided for that purpose.

“In Benue, we don’t have ten hectares for colonies, other states may have, but we don’t have in Benue State,” he said.

Among those in the delegation are former senate president, David Mark; former governor, George Akume and several others.

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Ortom providing leadership. Kudos

Nice reply

JONNYSPUTE:
Nice reply

This is called, "Looking a monster in the face and telling him the truth as it is".

Smart decision. This colony idea is dead on arrival.
Cattle business is a private biz. Apparently, these cattles belong to the powers that be. These Fulani herdsmen are just a tool and one begins to consider the possibility of the Islamization agenda.

jamesibor:


This is called, "Looking a monster in the face and telling him the truth as it is".

. A whole ten thousand hectares of land. Him for kukuma ask them to vacate the state for the herdsmen to occupy. Nonsense.

We likewise do not have 1 hectare for any yeye colony in the southwest.

And I hope the SW/SS/SE responds same way to those evil blood suckers.

Fulani should buy/lease lands for their ranches like every other farmer / businesses in Nigeria cos it's not government owned.

It's time Nigerians put a stop to fulanni minority ethnic group running roughshod over others.

TheFreeOne:



Fulani should buy/lease lands for their ranches like every other farmer / businesses in Nigeria cos it's not government owned.

The States should not even sell to them. They should go n locate it in the far north.

Why can't they use sambisa forest

Use sambisa forest and drag space with bokoharam

TheFreeOne:
We likewise do not have 1 hectare for any yeye colony in the southwest.

And I hope the SW/SS/SE responds same way to those evil blood suckers.

Fulani should buy/lease lands for their ranches like every other farmer / businesses in Nigeria cos it's not government owned.

It's time Nigerians put a stop to fulanni minority ethnic group running roughshod over others.

We have already spoken

https://www.nairaland.com/4291315/own-breed-cow-no-one#64220164

Good! Fulanis should move over to Sambisa forest.

#NoVacancy4Fulaniherdsmen....

Shikena, lobatan na by force, after all there are hectares of wasteful land in Katsina, Kano,Gombe, and Maiduguri , let them have it....

Very good.

They can share sambisa forest which is as large as Enugu state with Boko haram.

Whether cattle colonies or Any suggestion that would bring lasting peace should be encouraged abeg... Enough of the killings

That is what we call Determination!
I didn't know Benue people are so brave!