2sexycom:
What is federal government's business in a privately held business such as cattle business? don't those cattle have owners? why should it be government acquiring lands for them? they are wasting their time. they better use the lands in Kano and Sokoto to do that rubbish

ItsMeAboki:


Every Nigerian is guaranteed of his constitutional right to freedom of movement; including settling anywhere in the country to pursue a legitimate business - why is that too difficult for you to understand?
The FG is proposing to assist cattle grazers with its own land not anybody's land and fortunately it has the right to do that - period.

ItsMeAboki:


Every Nigerian is guaranteed of his constitutional right to freedom of movement; including settling anywhere in the country to pursue a legitimate business - why is that too difficult for you to understand?
The FG is proposing to assist cattle grazers with its own land not anybody's land and fortunately it has the right to do that - period.

netpro:


The problem is not Ownership of cattle. But how to keep them in specific places like a ranch in order to tame the herder-farmers crisis, ensure stead meat and keep everything running. Do you have a better solution than Ranches?

netpro:


It is Government job to create enabling environment. Setting up ranches is necessary to ensure Food Security for both Farmers and cattle owners.

Nigeria has a Farmers-Herders crisis. Buhari is working on a viable solution, while the PDP and their supporters are spreading hate and fear.

2sexycom:
You did not answer my question? why should it be the government that should be acquiring lands for them? where is that done in any other part of the world oga?

gare:


Allocating government lands is not the meaning of creating enabling environment, how far can they go will they also allocate government lands to poultry farmers from the south

RTSC:

Its own land?

Nigeria is just 100 years old.

The land belongs to the ancestors for thousands of years.


We decide who the FG should give our land to.

And you are being smart by half if you don't agree that there is a very very legitimate reason for denying potentially violent herdsmen permanent landed rights in places they have no historical link to .

It would be an injustice to the next indigenous generation by putting them in that kind of land mine.

Afonjas:



It's our land don't say it's nobody's land, you can't take our land and give to your Fulani brothers with the federal government might, we will resist it, we are the government. the owners of the cows should buy land in any part of the country to do their business, Buhari don't need to donate land o them, Some Northern states have offered them land but they rejected it and want to do ranching with the government help in every part of the country

Roger3D:
Get lost. Your IQ is inferior

netpro:


But it is ok for you to move from the South and setup a Shop in the North?

Modarun:
The delay and refusal of state governments in providing land for ranches has made the Federal Government to realise that it has more than enough land for the purpose in the different states , OKECHUKWU NNODIM writes

The Federal Government has decided to use some of its own land in various parts of the country for the establishment of ranches in order to put an end to clashes between herders and farmers across the nation.
It was learnt that the Federal Government ’ s decision was prompted by the continued delay of state governments in providing land for ranches .
Our correspondent gathered that the Federal Government would use its land as well as some identified grazing reserves for the establishment of ranches.
On July 14 , 2018 , it was exclusively reported by Saturday PUNCH that with the refusal of some state governors to give land for ranching, the Federal Government had decided to reactivate and convert about 177 out of the 415 grazing reserves across the country to ranches .
It was also reported that aside from Kogi State that had officially agreed to provide about 5, 000 hectares of land , no other state had publicly announced willingness to provide land for ranches or cattle colonies , which the Federal Government favours .
Governors of the South- East states in July rose from a meeting in Enugu with a decision that no land would be made available for the establishment of cattle ranches in the zone, while other states have deliberately been delaying in acceding to the request of the Federal Government.
Officials of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, however , stated that the Federal Government was still making plans to establish ranches across the country despite the delay by state governments .
They told our correspondent in Abuja that the government recently realised that it had more than enough land for this purpose.
The Director , FMARD , Tolu Makinde , said , “The latest decision is that the government has more land than required, even as far as ranching is concerned . There are various pieces of land in different locations across the country that have been documented and gazetted, the Federal Government has decided that it is better to use them than ask state governments to donate land .
“So , the decision has been taken and the issue now is funding, but as soon as the release from the 2018 budget starts to come in, the government will come up directly with what it intends to do. So many options are being considered .”
Makinde noted that with the latest development, the government would not compel any state to donate land for the establishment of ranches or grazing reserves .
He, however , observed that a lot of people had encroached on some of the Federal Government ’ s grazing reserves , adding that the remaining ones and the available land were more than enough for the establishment of cattle ranches .
Makinde added , “The fact now is that the government has discovered that it has more land and it is not compelling any state to donate land for grazing reserves or for ranches.
“It may interest you to know that the number of grazing reserves that the government has ; some of them have been encroached upon . However, the remaining available ones are more than enough .”
When asked to state where the Federal Government ’ s pieces of land were located , he replied, “Before Nigeria got independence , the colonial masters actually had land scattered from Maiduguri to Sokoto , up to Oyo. These were large expanses of land that were mainly left for only grazing .
“And so , when the herders are migrating with their cattle, they go to these pieces of land ; they don ’ t go to the land of other people. But problem started when we now decided to create states, as some of the land fell within some states. And some state governments decided to take them over .
“However, the ones that are documented and gazetted right now are more than enough for the Federal Government to use , instead of asking state governments to donate . So , it is the gazetted land that the government is trying to do something about as well as the identified grazing reserves .”
Another official of the ministry stated that the government would use the gazetted land as demonstration grazing centres.
“The government is going to use the gazetted land as demonstration centres, because it will have security there. There will be dams in these grazing centres to ensure adequate water supply , ” the official , who pleaded to remain anonymous, said.
“This is because three things are required in these centres. There must be security , water and fodder , which is grass for the cattle to feed on. So , anybody who wants to make use of the place will bring his livestock there and pay some token . This is against the earlier claim that the government is trying to take the land of citizens, ” the official stated.
The ministry said it would commence public enlightenment campaigns to educate Nigerians on the need to create ranches and why the Federal Government would use its own land for the purpose .
“It is becoming clear now that we don ’ t have any vibrant alternative to addressing the clashes than the establishment of ranches . And this is because it is going to benefit the farmers and herdsmen . Also , the minister ( of agriculture ) recently revealed that there is going to be a programme for artificial insemination in some of these centres , ” Makinde stated .
He noted that a number of state governments gave indication that they would provide land for ranches , but only Kogi State had fulfilled its part .
It was also learnt that about 15 other states had volunteered to provide land for the establishment of cattle ranches .
They include Adamawa , Kano , Kaduna , Katsina , Zamfara, Kebbi , Nasarawa and Plateau .
Others are Bauchi , Gombe , Borno, Jigawa , Yobe, Niger and Kwara states.
Findings from the headquarters of the FMARD in Abuja showed that while there were dissenting voices in some of the documented states that had volunteered to provide land , the 15 states had agreed to provide 5 , 000 hectares of land each for the establishment of ranches.
Earlier this year , the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Audu Ogbeh , announced that the establishment of cattle colonies in the states that had volunteered land would commence within weeks .
This, however , has not happened .
Senior officials at the agriculture ministry re -echoed what Ogbeh said , as they stressed that the Federal Government would not force any state to volunteer land for the initiative .
The officials , however , stated that the 16 northern states had been documented as locations where the initiative would start , adding that the government was canvassing support from more states , particularly from the southern part of the country.
Ogbeh’ s Special Assistant on Media , Olukayode Oyeleye , and Makinde provided our correspondent with various speeches by the minister, which extensively explained how the Federal Government planned to go about the initiative .


https://punchng.com/ranches-fg-to-use-own-land-as-states-resist/

netpro:



Buhari is working on:
- Diversification, seeking other avenues to generate revenues to complement what we earn from the Oil Sector (like Agric, etc).
- Social investment programmes that create employments and provide seed money for Nigerians who wants to do business.
- Improve the ease of doing business in order to encourage new Startups and strengthen existing businesses.
- Block loopholes so corrupt politicians will not find it easy to loot public funds.
- Ensure credibility in public services, so that the little resources available will be properly utilized.
- Save up so that our Economy will have the Backbone it needs to soldier on to greatness.
- Prosecute offenders to serve as deterrent and bring accountability.
- Recover looted funds that were senselessly fissile away from the treasury.
- Encourage Nigerians to work hard so we can all have a better future ahead.

And all Atiku cares about is How to sell NNPC and National Assets?

President Buhari all the way. God bless Nigeria!

0monnak0da:

[s]That is your opinion.
Do you have any authority beyond your taste buds[/s]

omoowo8888:

My mother isa
Dumbo

netpro:


It is Government job to create enabling environment. Setting up ranches is necessary to ensure Food Security for both Farmers and cattle owners.

Nigeria has a Farmers-Herders crisis. Buhari is working on a viable solution, while the PDP and their supporters are spreading hate and fear.

servercodes001:
Federal cattle republic of zoogeria

It's okay for cows to ruin a farmer's 6months hardwork
Nothing is done to the rearers, the government is even kissing their a$$ and humbly giving them land
Its very unfair
Are they gods?

kodded:
are the cows government ownned or private ?



...does that men that I can ask federal government for my own plot of land to starting planting of yam or rearing of chickens ?

TEDHorsePower:
This is one of the reasons Jubril should be chased out.

Cattle business is a private business and should be treated as such.

Jubril/Buhari is not qualified to lead a diverse country like Nigeria.

RevenGeMission:
if your not an idiot, youll understand ranching means no cows eating peoples crops

servercodes001:


Myndd44 rule 2

Modarun:
The delay and refusal of state governments in providing land for ranches has made the Federal Government to realise that it has more than enough land for the purpose in the different states , OKECHUKWU NNODIM writes

The Federal Government has decided to use some of its own land in various parts of the country for the establishment of ranches in order to put an end to clashes between herders and farmers across the nation.
It was learnt that the Federal Government ’ s decision was prompted by the continued delay of state governments in providing land for ranches .
Our correspondent gathered that the Federal Government would use its land as well as some identified grazing reserves for the establishment of ranches.
On July 14 , 2018 , it was exclusively reported by Saturday PUNCH that with the refusal of some state governors to give land for ranching, the Federal Government had decided to reactivate and convert about 177 out of the 415 grazing reserves across the country to ranches .
It was also reported that aside from Kogi State that had officially agreed to provide about 5, 000 hectares of land , no other state had publicly announced willingness to provide land for ranches or cattle colonies , which the Federal Government favours .
Governors of the South- East states in July rose from a meeting in Enugu with a decision that no land would be made available for the establishment of cattle ranches in the zone, while other states have deliberately been delaying in acceding to the request of the Federal Government.
Officials of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, however , stated that the Federal Government was still making plans to establish ranches across the country despite the delay by state governments .
They told our correspondent in Abuja that the government recently realised that it had more than enough land for this purpose.
The Director , FMARD , Tolu Makinde , said , “The latest decision is that the government has more land than required, even as far as ranching is concerned . There are various pieces of land in different locations across the country that have been documented and gazetted, the Federal Government has decided that it is better to use them than ask state governments to donate land .
“So , the decision has been taken and the issue now is funding, but as soon as the release from the 2018 budget starts to come in, the government will come up directly with what it intends to do. So many options are being considered .”
Makinde noted that with the latest development, the government would not compel any state to donate land for the establishment of ranches or grazing reserves .
He, however , observed that a lot of people had encroached on some of the Federal Government ’ s grazing reserves , adding that the remaining ones and the available land were more than enough for the establishment of cattle ranches .
Makinde added , “The fact now is that the government has discovered that it has more land and it is not compelling any state to donate land for grazing reserves or for ranches.
“It may interest you to know that the number of grazing reserves that the government has ; some of them have been encroached upon . However, the remaining available ones are more than enough .”
When asked to state where the Federal Government ’ s pieces of land were located , he replied, “Before Nigeria got independence , the colonial masters actually had land scattered from Maiduguri to Sokoto , up to Oyo. These were large expanses of land that were mainly left for only grazing .
“And so , when the herders are migrating with their cattle, they go to these pieces of land ; they don ’ t go to the land of other people. But problem started when we now decided to create states, as some of the land fell within some states. And some state governments decided to take them over .
“However, the ones that are documented and gazetted right now are more than enough for the Federal Government to use , instead of asking state governments to donate . So , it is the gazetted land that the government is trying to do something about as well as the identified grazing reserves .”
Another official of the ministry stated that the government would use the gazetted land as demonstration grazing centres.
“The government is going to use the gazetted land as demonstration centres, because it will have security there. There will be dams in these grazing centres to ensure adequate water supply , ” the official , who pleaded to remain anonymous, said.
“This is because three things are required in these centres. There must be security , water and fodder , which is grass for the cattle to feed on. So , anybody who wants to make use of the place will bring his livestock there and pay some token . This is against the earlier claim that the government is trying to take the land of citizens, ” the official stated.
The ministry said it would commence public enlightenment campaigns to educate Nigerians on the need to create ranches and why the Federal Government would use its own land for the purpose .
“It is becoming clear now that we don ’ t have any vibrant alternative to addressing the clashes than the establishment of ranches . And this is because it is going to benefit the farmers and herdsmen . Also , the minister ( of agriculture ) recently revealed that there is going to be a programme for artificial insemination in some of these centres , ” Makinde stated .
He noted that a number of state governments gave indication that they would provide land for ranches , but only Kogi State had fulfilled its part .
It was also learnt that about 15 other states had volunteered to provide land for the establishment of cattle ranches .
They include Adamawa , Kano , Kaduna , Katsina , Zamfara, Kebbi , Nasarawa and Plateau .
Others are Bauchi , Gombe , Borno, Jigawa , Yobe, Niger and Kwara states.
Findings from the headquarters of the FMARD in Abuja showed that while there were dissenting voices in some of the documented states that had volunteered to provide land , the 15 states had agreed to provide 5 , 000 hectares of land each for the establishment of ranches.
Earlier this year , the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Audu Ogbeh , announced that the establishment of cattle colonies in the states that had volunteered land would commence within weeks .
This, however , has not happened .
Senior officials at the agriculture ministry re -echoed what Ogbeh said , as they stressed that the Federal Government would not force any state to volunteer land for the initiative .
The officials , however , stated that the 16 northern states had been documented as locations where the initiative would start , adding that the government was canvassing support from more states , particularly from the southern part of the country.
Ogbeh’ s Special Assistant on Media , Olukayode Oyeleye , and Makinde provided our correspondent with various speeches by the minister, which extensively explained how the Federal Government planned to go about the initiative .


https://punchng.com/ranches-fg-to-use-own-land-as-states-resist/

Roger3D:
Get lost. Your IQ is inferior

netpro:


Government is not forbidden from running profit yielding business. If you want to run poultry, you can do your research, There are Agric loans around to support your new venture.

kodded:
are the cows government ownned or private ?
...does that men that I can ask federal government for my own plot of land to starting planting of yam or rearing of chickens ?

Modarun:


F.G lands belongs to Nigerians and not Buhari and his herdsmen. To follow your logic F.G staff looting should go ahead after all its F.G money and not for Nigerians. These lands were set up for other purposes and not ranching to use them to set up ranches for herdsmen is illegal and must be resisted.