The Northern Governors Forum has said the region is set to start cattle ranching as a means of curbing the incessant herders/farmers crisis in the North and other parts of the country.

Chairman of the forum, Simon Lalong, while speaking on Channels Television’s News @ 10, on Tuesday, noted that some states in the region were ready with land but need funds.

Lalong who is the Plateau State Governor, added that the they have been in support of ranching for quite some time.

The governor admitted that the rising insecurity in the northern region and other parts of the country, could be linked to cattle rustling.

Reacting to quit notices issued to Fulani herdsmen in some Southern parts of the nation recently, Lalong said the only way to restore normalcy is to establish ranching across the country.

“We were advising the federal government to also give grants to states that are ready with land.

“We are not saying that it is compulsory for states that are not ready. But many states in the North are ready.

“We need some grants to start so that these people will not be moving here and there. We need to also keep them in one place. It’s business. So definitely, that’s the only way to control the insecurity.”

Lalong, revealed that all stakeholders, including members of cattle herders associations across the country, were on board with the idea of ranching.

“But there is this lack of funds to the state, there is lack of encouragement to the state,” he said.

Gjrich:

The Northern Governors Forum has said the region is set to start cattle ranching as a means of curbing the incessant herders/farmers crisis in the North and other parts of the country.

Chairman of the forum, Simon Lalong, while speaking on Channels Television’s News @ 10, on Tuesday, noted that some states in the region were ready with land but need funds.

Lalong who is the Plateau State Governor, added that the they have been in support of ranching for quite some time.

The governor admitted that the rising insecurity in the northern region and other parts of the country, could be linked to cattle rustling.

Reacting to quit notices issued to Fulani herdsmen in some Southern parts of the nation recently, Lalong said the only way to restore normalcy is to establish ranching across the country.

“We were advising the federal government to also give grants to states that are ready with land.

“We are not saying that it is compulsory for states that are not ready. But many states in the North are ready.

“We need some grants to start so that these people will not be moving here and there. We need to also keep them in one place. It’s business. So definitely, that’s the only way to control the insecurity.”

Lalong, revealed that all stakeholders, including members of cattle herders associations across the country, were on board with the idea of ranching.

“But there is this lack of funds to the state, there is lack of encouragement to the state,” he said.

How are we sure that the funds for ranching will not be diverted by the states

Did FG give pig farmer, bush-meat farmers or poultry owners grants?

Lol
You see your so-called "feeillow kwantirimen"?
Give you grants to start your personal business!? Are there no commercial banks in this country anymore?
How about more grants to Nkpor spare parts merchants? Or to Nnewi machine parts markets?
How is this very weird country going to move a step forward if every event is seen as a once in a lifetime opportunity to game the system and loot beyond imaginations?
Why should a section of the country act as if they are the "Aryan race", who should be eternally pampered because the rest of use are lucky to have them in our midst, together with their curved daggers and cudgels..?

If federal government give grant to fulani. Then graduates that unemployment should take the street. Useless northern governor's.

If the FG dare give this people any grant and Niger deltans remain quiet without demanding for resource control then they are the real cowards of Nigeria

It's the guts for me. Were pig farmers given grants for their businesses?

The farmers who's farms have been pillaged and destroyed by buhari's murderous terrorist kinsmen, have they been given grants?

These people are just mad and buhari's stupidity emboldens them

Grants kill u der
For personal business?
Lyk I no even understand d reason why everyone is so quiet for this Buhari regime
We only die once ND na only fool dey die twice
We re just suffering ND smiling
Now dey wan increase fuel again
Still no noise frm anywer aside TUC wey go still collect envelope close mouth
#AREVOLUTIONISCOMING#
E GO SHOCK ALL MAN!!

And how many main market onitsha traders did the fg give grant for their business? Ladipo traders, oshodi,alaba, ariaria, nnewi traders, how many of them got funds from fg? None.
You want the federal government to give you money for a private business, na wao, the fulanis really think they own nigeria.

FG give pig and poultry farmers grant too

Give you loan for personal business? I need grants to do my research work too, it's for my personal development and the world at large

So the govs in the south can as well meet the FG for grant for fish pond

just saying

MUMU governors...una dey find money wen una wan chup,grant kill all of una der.