stephanie11:
@POLITICSNGR

Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu has said that only state governments in Nigeria can allocate land for cattle colonies as stipulated in the Land Use act of 1977.

Ekweremadu called on states to come up with legislation that will ban Open grazing in the country. Speaking at the House of Commons in the UK on a topic titled; 'African politics: The Dynamics and Lessons', He said;

"Importantly, I believe that ranching is the way to go rather than open grazing. However, it is for the Federal Government to provide the policy direction while the states take up the challenge because the issue of cattle rearing is a state matter as all lands are vested in respective states under the Land Use Act in Nigeria.

It is not for the states to set up ranches since it is private business. The states should, instead, come up with agricultural credit schemes that will encourage and support farmers to set up their ranches,".

Ekweramdu described the Open Grazing policy as 'archaic, anachronistic and out of tune with Modern Society'.He urged the Nigerian government to use Ranching instead.

He also called for the Decentralisation of Policing in Nigeria and Africa as a whole, stating that it's the only way the continent can deal with Insecurity.

https://politicsngr.com/states-can-give-land-cattle-colonies-ekweremadu/

Tonason:
Why are we so preoccupied by Nama,Malu,Cow.Cattle in this God's forsaken nation all the time.?

stephanie11:
@POLITICSNGR

Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu has said that only state governments in Nigeria can allocate land for cattle colonies as stipulated in the Land Use act of 1977.

Ekweremadu called on states to come up with legislation that will ban Open grazing in the country. Speaking at the House of Commons in the UK on a topic titled; 'African politics: The Dynamics and Lessons', He said;

"Importantly, I believe that ranching is the way to go rather than open grazing. However, it is for the Federal Government to provide the policy direction while the states take up the challenge because the issue of cattle rearing is a state matter as all lands are vested in respective states under the Land Use Act in Nigeria.

It is not for the states to set up ranches since it is private business. The states should, instead, come up with agricultural credit schemes that will encourage and support farmers to set up their ranches,".

Ekweramdu described the Open Grazing policy as 'archaic, anachronistic and out of tune with Modern Society'.He urged the Nigerian government to use Ranching instead.

He also called for the Decentralisation of Policing in Nigeria and Africa as a whole, stating that it's the only way the continent can deal with Insecurity.

https://politicsngr.com/states-can-give-land-cattle-colonies-ekweremadu/

docadams:


The only sensible thing from this chameleon in all his journey in the corridors.of power. Already the FG has st arted doing the needful.

https://dailytrust.com.ng/fg-dumps-cattle-colonies-asks-states-to-tackle-herdsmen-attacks-their-own-way-source.html.

kernel504:



Your poor, disfigured fther can't dream of getting close to this man's position, he will die of paralysis.

ddesy:
Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremad i am so so disappointed in you for opening your mouth and talk like this, bros you be Igbo at all. Please go to your village and give them but what come out of it dont run and take your family out of country and live us to deal with it. thank

Tonason:
Why are we so preoccupied by Nama,Malu,Cow.Cattle in this God's forsaken nation all the time.?

docadams:


Characteristic of creation gone wrong.

Sprumbabafather:
Laudate Sprumbabafather

Agbero work no dey pay, go school, you no gree,

Sprumbabafather:
So you can now see that Yahaya Bello can gift the whole of yoruba dominated lands in Kogi state for cattle grazing.

laudate:

Did I call you clueless, earlier? Scratch that. You are worse than clueless. It is actually not an insult, but a description of your current state, as observed from your posts. No part of the middle belt is available for open grazing of cattle. Almost all the communities in that region have jointly agreed on that score. Only God knows why you find that so difficult to understand....maybe you flunked high school, and had to drop out? Just wondering.

Sprumbabafather:
So you arguing with the Nigerian constitution as spelt out to you by Ekweremmadu, your deputy senate president?

hungryboy:
Ekweremadu is spot on, cattle rearing is a private business, if you wish to ranch cattle, buy land and ranch it.

Last time i checked, the revenues Fulani made from selling their cattle wasn't paid into the federation account.

So government doesn't owe 'em land for use in ranching their cattle.

Sprumbabafather:
Say something, Sprumbabafather expose your stupidity for the world to see

hungryboy:
Ekweremadu is spot on, cattle rearing is a private business, if you wish to ranch cattle, buy land and ranch it.

Last time i checked, the revenues Fulani made from selling their cattle wasn't paid into the federation account.

So government doesn't owe 'em land for use in ranching their cattle.

smirn:
Just as the airlines are private business too but am surprised at government building and maintaining airports. The truth remains that any state coming up with anti open grazing law should make lands easily accessible to the herdsmen. Facilities such as loan should be given to them to finance their ranching business just like farmers who are given loans, seedlings and fertilizer subsidy to grow their crops. Not until we relinquish hatred towards ourselves as a people Nigeria will remain in this sorry state.

sarrki:
That's the constitution

We all must abode by it