President Muhammadu
Buhari and the state governors have agreed that ranches should be established
to address incessant farmers/herdsmen clashes instead of grazing reserves, Gov.
Simon Lalong of Plateau, has disclosed.
Lalong, who made the
disclosure on Sunday in Jos at the dedication of the new headquarters of
Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA), said that grazing reserves would not
address the clashes and the killings.
``The President and
governors agreed that there would be no grazing areas; ranches would be
established by government where the cattle would be kept in one place and fed.
``Government will provide
facilities like medical, schools and other needs in the ranches,'' he said.
Lalong said that the
ranches would not be for Fulani herdsmen alone but for whoever rears cattle.
He said that the Buhari’s
administration inherited myriads of problems, saying that herdsmen/farmers
clashes was just one of such problems and urged the people to be patient.
He urged Plateau citizens
to pray for the state and the Federal Government as all the problems could not
be solved in one year.
Also speaking, the
Senator representing Plateau South, Lt.-Gen. Jeremiah Useni (rtd), said that
delegates at the 2014 National Conference agreed that grazing reserves should
be a state affair, not federal.
He said that it would be
difficult for farmers to support the establishment of grazing areas as they
would not donate their farms for grazing purposes.
In his sermon, Rev.
Anthony Farinto, former ECWA President, called on leaders at all levels to
urgently address the difficulties Nigerians were going through.
The cleric, who condemned
the recent killing of a military official, urged the Federal Government to do
all within its power to address the security challenges facing the country.
``If a serving Colonel
could be kidnapped and killed, it portends serious danger for the
country," he said.
The Kaduna State Deputy
Governor, Bala Bantex, attended the service. (NAN)
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