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 .


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Ftc

The guy below me try harder

Seun hope you are seeing
Dedicating my ftc to jubril

Shit gets messier

Setting up Ranches will help reduce the Nomadic rearing of cows. PDP tried to demonize it to score political points. Even individuals can setup private ranches. It is a profitable business.

Ranches can be setup by FG, States, Business and Individuals. You can even have ranches and rent out spaces to cattle owners for a fee. Nigerians can sell grasses and Feeds to Ranches as well.

Nice one

It is land, not lands

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?

netpro:


Setting up Ranches will help reduce the Nomadic rearing of cows. PDP tried to demonize it to score political points. Even individuals can setup private ranches. It is a profitable business.

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 ?

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 ?

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.

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.

Federal government uses its land to build ranches, no wahala.

Better.

Na where Una left una name before? FG cant dictates to states on how to use their land

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 ?

Only if you're Hausa or Fulani.

Why is Buhari so bent on turning Nigeria to a Fulani nation

For those that don't know, Nigerian Federal Government has always own cattle ranches, poultry farms, etc since after the civil war, under ministry of Agriculture.

Under FADAMA programmes nationwide, FG owned cattle ranches, goats, piggery farms, poultry farms, and the cows or pigs or fowls or goats or other agriculture produce from FADAMA never belonged to anybody but Nigerian government, and no Nigerian complained about it since 1970s.

FG also owned farm settlements and agric extension officers to encourage farming and help teach rural farmers how to apply modern farming methods to boost their farm productivity and we all lived in peace.

Why is Buhari trying to force Nigerians to use our national treasury to construct ranches for Fulani people to carry out their personal private business ventures

Buhari is evil, Nigerians really need to do all they can to send Buhari back to his cows in Daura, that man is not a good man at all no matter what.

You may not be a thief but you maybe a ritualist.

You may not be a thief but u are a terrorist!

You may not be a thief but you are a tribalist always urging your people to kill other tribes!

You may not be a thief but you cover up for people that steal!

Being an evil person is not just about stealing.

A thief is better than a terrorist!

A thief is better than a ritualist!

I can tell you 1 million reasons why a thief is better than a terrorist

Hope they will maitain it

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!

cattle whatever is a private business wetin concern gofanment

No land in the Niger Delta will be used for that rubbish. They can set it up in their useless region we don't care as long as it is not Niger Delta.

Pachukwudi44 Ranches things in alaigbo

FUNKE!

Upon all the problem in this country what Buhari chosed to be fighting for is how to use Nigeria's Land to build ranches for foreign killer herdsmen, Ranching should be private Business but Buhari wants to use the federal government might to steal land for his Fulani brothers from all over West Africa.

Buhari have a mission, one state alone in the Core North can solve this but Buhari is looking for ways to plant foreign jihadist all over Nigeria.
when ever Fulani herdsmen stop killings Boko Haram will start killings, why is it so?

The same herdsmen Buhari claimed are forigners from Mali, Libya, Uganda etc is what Buhari is planing to give our our land to?



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njcw729t8VY

foreign fulanis taking over Nigerian communities

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0CeMHeoejw



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyXPqRSCWOM

Fake news.

Can't we start something called revolution, am tired of this nation

Election Gara Gara ... only but for a moment

netpro:


Setting up Ranches will help reduce the Nomadic rearing of cows. PDP tried to demonize it to score political points. Even individuals can setup private ranches. It is a profitable business.

What is Buharis govt business with setting up private business? Did we vote him to build ranches for his people are to govern Nigeria?

If its about profitability, running a piggery is more profitable than a cattle ranch. why cattles?

I really don't understand the meaning of this rubbish...it is becoming more obvious that it is not just about the Ranching but a more serious and deadly clandestine motive from the FGN otherwise can someone explain how Ranching for Cows we spend a lot of money to buy from Abokis have become Federal Government Project.

Fellow Nairalanders that are not zombified by Buhari, please help me answer: WHO TRULY OWE THESE COWS FG or Individuals?

If you are not in support of this decision hit "LIKE" but "SHARE" if in support.

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Ok

A group of terrorist that have have killed over 20 thousand Nigerians in 3 years and displaced over 300 thousand and instead of being prosecuted Buhari is trying to handover govt lands to them in states they have no business in ...Buharis agenda is clear as daylight to handover the whole of Nigeria to foreign Islamic terrorist persecuting a Jihad ... As we speak the killer herdmens have been moved to two local govts in Sokoto state waiting for the elections to pass before they start their attacks, as we speak they are terrorising citizens of those two sokoto local govts while being defended by the Buhari govt who claims they are " just Malian herdsmen "

The painful part of all this is that cows don't vote.
Cows don't spend days in queues just to get PVC
Cows don't face the harsh and hostile scenes on voting days
Cows don't campaign and the stress of marketing politicians
BUT.......
When they won the election and victory is achieve, cows become the only ones enjoying nicely throughout the term. They feed on foreign grasses from Brazil and Holland, enjoy Military protection like the President, villages are sacked because Cows want to lodge there.
Churches are burnt because cows don't need them, schools fields are turned into grazing corners for cows...and so on.

I think we have a COW as President without knowing.

netpro:


Setting up Ranches will help reduce the Nomadic rearing of cows. PDP tried to demonize it to score political points. Even individuals can setup private ranches. It is a profitable business.

Nobody is against ranching per se.

Let private individuals negotiate with the land owners on ranch ownership. It should not be a Govt thing.

Govt should never go to the domain of people and give out a large chuck of land by "force" to another people all in the name of ranching.

Good development.