Kwara, Kaduna, 14 others to commence establishment of cattle colonies

Date: 2018-01-23

THE Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh has said that the establishment of cattle colonies across the 16 states that donated 5000 hectares of land each will commence this week.

The Minister, who disclosed this when he visited the agriculture and veterinary complex of the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, stated that states which are not interested in the idea would be exempted.

The 16 states that donated lands for the Cattle colonies includes Adamawa, Kano, Katsina, Zamfara, Bauchi, Gombe, Kaduna, Borno, Jigawa, Yobe, Niger, Kogi, and Kwara state.

Ogbeh, however, denied accusations that the Federal Government Cattle Colony Programme is designed to seize local farm land and hand them over to Fulani herdsmen; saying nothing could be further from the truth.

He said "One of the problems we have today is the conflict between farmers and herdsmen. If we don't deal with it quickly, we run the risk of damaging the harmony and cohesive existence of Nigeria as a country. The killings are getting too much and frequent".

"When we speak of colonies, we are immediately greeted with reactions that this was an attempt to seize Nigerian land, hand them over to Fulani- herdsmen to colonise.

The intention is not for Fulanis or anyone for that matter to colonise any territory.

"It is to provide safe haven for cattle to graze in peace, to prevent conflicts between farmers and herdsmen. If any suspicion does arise, it is unintended and regrettable. We never meant and do not have the intention to seize anyone's land by force"

The Minister also recalled that early last year, letters were sent to all State governments, asking how many of them are interested in such Programme; of which a large number responded; some saying they have no land to give while 16 affirmed their interest to participate and pledged to make land as much as 5 hectares available.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Dankaka     Voices Of Tomorrow     Olatunde Olukoya     Balogun Ajikobi     Abdulfatai Baakini     Teachers Specific Allowance     Lateef Fagbemi     Yomi Adeboye     Quareeb Islamic Association     Ibrahim Mashood     Ganmo Electricity Sub-Station     Oke-Kura     Sulyman Atolagbe Alege     Onilu     Simeon Ajibola     Ayoade Akinnibosun     Usman Rifun     Olayinka Oladapo Jogunola     Mohammed Ghali Alaaya     Kolo     Vasolar     Sebastine Obasi     Valsolar     HYPPADEC     Shoprite     Abdulrasheed Akogun     Danhawa     Abdulrahman Abdulrasak     Women For Change And Development Initiative     Kwara Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board     Oke-Odo     Muhammad Akande Olarewaju Odunade     Turaki     Coronavirus     Abdulsalam Firdaous Amosa     Oniwa     Towobola Abdulrahman Toyin     Muslim Stakeholders Of Kwara State     Bukola Ajikobi     Ayodele Shittu     Olabode George Towoju     Abdulmumin Yinka Ajia     Dorcas Afeniforo     Prince Mahe Abdulkadir     Oba-Solagberu     Volunteers Of Ilorin Community And The Emirate     Isapa     Olanrewju Okanlawon Musa     Marafan Shonga     Muhammad-Mustapha Suleiman     Alabi Lawal     Abdulmumini Jawondo     Olatunji Moronfoye     Salary     Eruku     Lanwa     Sheikh Hamzat Yusuf Ariyibi     Bola Ahmed Tinubu     Computer Based Test     Government High School Adeta     Shehu Jimoh     Kwara State Printing And Publishing Corporation     New Naira Notes     African Democratic Congress     Elerin Of Adanla     Gurei     NaAllah     Kwara State University Of Education     National Democratic Congress     Allocation     Mukhtar Shagaya     Ayo Opadokun     Bayo Ojo     Ganmo     International Public Sector Accounting Standards     Okin Biscuit     Abdulfatah Ahmed    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Toyin Saraki     Yusuf A. Usman     Saka Asiat Ayinke     Chief Imam Of Offa     Ilorin West/Asa Federal Constituency     Ilorin Likeminds Foundation     Oro Grammar School     M.Y. Abdulrahaman     Yahaya Oloriegbe     Quran     Funmilayo Braithwaite     Kwara State Internal Revenue Service     Haliru Dantoro     Bamidele Adegoke     Gaa Olobi     Alaaya     Oya State     Jare Olatundun     Road Transport Employers Association Of Nigeria     Bashir Badawi     Joseph Bamigboye     Abdulganiy Abimbola Abdussalam     Abdulfatai Ahmed     Oko-Olowo     Kwara University Of Education     Senate President     Oba-Solagberu     Abatemi-Usman     Lanre Jimoh     Oba Mogaji Abdulkadir     Waziri Yakubu Gobir     Sam Onile     Ophthalmological Society Of Nigeria     Henry Makinwa     Maryam Ado Bayero     Coalition Of Kwara North Groups     Kale Belgore     IQRA College     Tafida     Afonja     Garba Idris Ajia     Elerin Of Erin-Ile     Offorjama     Olatunde Oyeyiola     ASMAU PLAZA     Ilorin West     Ridhwanullah Al-Ilory     Kwara Basketball Association     Amos Bajeh     Umar Yakubu Jaja     Jimoh Olusola Imam     Adamu Jemilat-Baki     General Hospital     Deji Ajani     IYA YUSUF     Kwara Consultative Forum     Jumoke Gafar     Kayode Ishola     Alikinla     Olaosebikan     Daud Adeshola     Saliu Mustapha     Jelili Yusuf     Ajidagba     Overland     Hamidat Sulyman-Yusuf     Kupchi Hosea Maxwell     Kwara Poly     Amule Elementary School     Government High School Adeta     Ganmo     Computer Based Test     Gwanara     Tunji Arosanyin     Sa\'adu Salau     Lai Mohammed     Omu Aran