Governor Ibikunle Amosun has said he is opposed to the proposed creation of grazing zones across the country by the Federal Government.
Amosun said grazing zones should be deemed private business ventures of those who rear cattle, adding that the incessant clashes between herdsmen and farmers in the country would not be solved with the proposed creation of grazing fields by the Federal Government.
The governor, who made this known in Abeokuta while receiving the technical committee on herdsmen/farmers clashes set up by the Chief of Defence Staff, General Abayomi Olonisakin, said he would support the establishment of cattle ranches as lasting solution to the conflict.
“The setting up of the committee is timely and a step in the right direction. People have suggested a number of solutions. But, for me, I would not support grazing. They should take it as a business, probably building ranchesý privately. We should not try to solve a problem by creating another one,” he said.
ýEarlier in his remarks, the head of the technical committee, Major-General Edward Nze, said the panel was set up by the Chief of Defence Staff at the behest of President Muhammadu Buhari.
He noted that the technical committee had visited some affected states, including Nasarawa, Benue, Enugu, Zamfara, Ondo, Ekiti and Oyo, ahead of the planned operation.
According to him, the delegation is in Ogun to meet with relevant stakeholders towards ascertaining facts about the herdsmen and farmers clashes.
“When we finish, we will take back the information gathered to Abuja where we would present it to the Chief of Defence Staff who, in turn, would use it to plan an operation that can assist us to deal with this menace once and for all,” he said.
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