Grazing Reserves: Count us Out of Your Plans, Benue State Tells FG

- Benue state government has declared it has no interest in grazing reserves

- This follows the statement by the Nigerian government that it would soon commence grazing reserves in the country

- According to the Benue government, the move by the FG is shocking

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In stunning defiance, the Benue state government has tackled the federal government over the issue of cattle rearing.

The state government is defying the federal government, following a statement from Garba Shehu who said there is a plan to commence rehabilitation of grazing reserves in the country, Daily Trust reports.

According to the Benue government, the state has no land to bequeath for cattle grazing routes or any such adventures, hence, they should be counted out of the plan.

In fact, the Benue government described the federal government’s move as shocking, Tribune Newspaper added.

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The government said in a statement said no land has been gazetted for anything related to feeding and rearing of livestock in their domain

Going further, the government called on the federal ministry of Agriculture to weigh the negative consequences its recommendation will have on the unity and security of the nation and advise Buhari.

In another report, the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) reacted to the grazing ban by the Southern Governors Forum.

The association said the north cannot afford to ignore the recent unanimous decision of southern governors to place a ban on open grazing in their states.

National secretary of MACBAN, Baba Othman Ngelzarma, said northern governors must rise up to the challenge by working out a solution of their own that will be generally acceptable.

Also, the Bayelsa state livestock management committee issued two weeks ultimatum to MACBAN.

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The committee headed by the Bayelsa state commissioner for agriculture and natural resources, David Alagoa, asked the association and other livestock operators to move the animals they tend to out of Yenagoa, the state capital, and its environs.

Alagoa made this known in an interview with journalists after a meeting between the committee and some members of MACBAN on Monday, March 29.

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