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| Oba AbdulRasheed Adewale Akanbi |
Nigeria, HIM Oba AbdulRasheed Adewale
Akanbi has tackled the Federal government of Nigeria saying that field grazing and
cattle roaming is barbaric and should be abolished at once as it does conform
to modernization and 21st century development of any country.
Oba
AbdulRasheed made this statement during a meeting with stakeholders at his
palace focusing on solutions to herdsmen incessant attacks on innocent
Nigerians. He said no government that wants to move forward will encourage
grazing and that there’s no place in the world where government acquires land
on behalf of herdsmen for the purpose of cattle grazing.
He
added that the herdsmen can either rent, lease or buy lands for pen/byre construction
to house their cattle and that it is at the farmer’s or land owner’s discretion
to sell to them.
“The
herdsmen got it wrong due to lack of education towards animal farming in the 21st
century. The alternative to grazing is pen with sufficient hay storage. This will
help restrict the cows to the confines of the pen- which is a controlled area.
That is how it is done in advanced country. You can never see herdsmen grazing
cattle in Europe.” Oluwo said.
“The
herdsmen can even purchase hays to feed the cows can be purchased from the
farmers thereby establishing and sustaining a peaceful affinity with farmers
across Nigeria.” He added.
Oba
AbdulRasheed however advised the federal government that the solution to Fulani
herdsmen/farmers recurring clash is proper orientation and education on modernized
animal farming and not acquiring hectares of land on behalf of herdsmen as
grazing zone across the federation.
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