aribisala0: There is one thing that needs to be done rather than letting off steam pointlessly.Can any of the younger,more resourceful Nairalanders gather and[b] publish e-mail addresses of as many national assembly members so that a campaign of e-mails is started to let them know how people feel.That way it would not be said that we heard and did nothing!![/b]

aribisala0: The issue is about taking resonsibility.
A modern cattle farmer must PRODUCE food for his animals.

This requires a shift in mental paradigm [/b]but this is not the responsibility of ALL Nigerians.Other commercial activities e.g textiles, palm oil,rubber and groundnut and even rice production have lost ground to foreign competition so there is really no big deal about cattle.If we cannot produce it competitively we import it or eat alternatives KINI BIG DEAL?
The sad and unfortunate reality is that there are obvious synergies in Northern Nigeria between farmers and cattle rearers if they can settle their differences and strategize for the future

991: how narrow minded the hausa/fulanis are to think that we don't know their hidden agenda? otherwise, what happened to Intensive Animal Farming? bunch of filthy savages!!!

Diligence: "He said instead of establishing a grazing reserve for nomads, [size=18pt]the FG should settle them in the North, where there are large acres of uninhabited land[/size]." He that hath an ear, let him ear...

gboss4sure: Here is the solution. Since the fulani people needs grazing lands, migrate one of the state in the north and convert the whole state into a grazing field and leave the south east alone unless you guys want to see more bloodshed cause igbos wont take any nonsense in their land.

gboss4sure: Here is the solution. Since the fulani people needs grazing lands, migrate one of the state in the north and convert the whole state into a grazing field and leave the south east alone unless you guys want to see more bloodshed cause igbos wont take any nonsense in their land.

phreakabit:

This will be the best action to take.

PapaBrowne: The solution is simple. Rearing cattle is big business. The market is worth over 5 Billion Dollars. Southerners and Middle belters should start rearing their own cattle and knock these guys out of business. When there is no body to buy those Fulani Borodo cattle anymore they would not have any need for grazing land. In many countries across the world, cattle is farmed. Grazing nomadically is old school. Countries like Netherlands and Denmark are amongst the biggest dairy produces yet they have very limited land supply. They don't graze.
Imagine if cattle was farmed in Ogun state, the cost of cattle would be cheaper by dozens for the bulk of Lagosians for the simple reason that the cost of Transportation would be much less since the cattle doesn't have to come from all the way Sokoto! Plus better farming practices and you get even fatter & healthier cows. We are at their mercy because the meat we eat comes from them!

Business is the solution. Southerns should start farming cattle! Simple. I'm working on a project in that light.

by Abagworo(m): 3:24pm
I 1st suggested this solution on Nairaland even before the Senators proposed it. I think as Nigerians people, we would prefer continuous war over nothing.