Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State has said he will not give any land in Imo State to the Federal Government for a cattle colony.

Okorocha also dismissed the speculation that he had adopted the proposed colonies and ceded a part of the state to herders as wicked, unfounded and untrue.

The governor who spoke on Tuesday in Owerri, the state capital, through the state Commissioner for Information, Prof. Nnamdi Obiaraeri, said there was no law, policy, decision, plan, request or intention to cede, allocate or designate any part of Imo State as a cattle colony.

The governor said, “This information that Imo has ceded a part for the proposed cattle colony is wicked, unfounded and untrue, although it represents the typical product of warped thinking of desperate mischief makers via the social media.

“Imo people and members of the public are therefore advised to disregard these baseless and laughable rumours.

“It is unfortunate that manufacturing wicked and capricious lies on an hourly basis has become the hallmark or DNA of desperate opposition politicians in our dear state.”

Also, the Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, has said the state does not have land for a cattle colony.

Wike, who also declared that his administration would not allow Rivers to be controlled by external forces, insisted that his government would not be drawn into any debate on cattle colonies.

The governor, who spoke on Tuesday when he granted audience to D-Source Connect Group at the Government House in Port Harcourt, said, “We will not allow our state to be controlled by external forces; we will not be drawn into debates on cattle colonic. We don’t have land for any cattle colony in Rivers State.”

Similarly, the Senator representing Southern Kaduna, Danjuma Laah, on Tuesday asked the Federal Government not to expect any land from the zone for the planned cattle colonies.

Laah said, “Kaduna South Senatorial Zone and, by extension, the entire Southern Kaduna rejects any attempt to seize more of its lands for the exclusive settlement of herdsmen and their cattle, using state power.

“Already, there is an existing Cattle Grazing Reserve in Laduga from land taken away from the indigenes of Zangon Kataf and Kachia Local Government Areas dating back decades ago.

“That massive land officially gazetted at 32,000 hectaress, (32,000 football fields), but which the present Kaduna State Government has expanded to 74,000 hectare, was taken from my constituents without compensation till date, as records have it.”


The lawmaker lamented that rather than the Federal Government requesting land for university, industry, it was asking for land for colonies.

“Ask us for lands to site universities, government institutions etc, we are willing to give out our land in partnership with industrialists, mechanised farmers, estate developers and all positive social and economic endeavours that are of mutual benefits to everyone.

“No land in Southern Kaduna is free again for the exclusive economic benefit of a group of people who have paid us with mass murder and destruction in scores of our settlements since 2011 for humanely accommodating them and their forebears.”

http://punchng.com/okorocha-wike-kaduna-senator-reject-cattle-colonies/

Not a popular move anywhere.. Cattle business is a private business just like poultry!

Nice

Okorocha don dey wise o, that's good. They should take their private business to their personal land after they are not sharing the money with me abi us

Thank God for restoring okorocha half way. We must surely get there. Go register!!!

igbo don't joke with their lands o.... what is the landsize of umu-Imo that cows want to snatch from them again?

EngrMcDon:
Okorocha don dey wise o, that's good. They should take their private business to their personal land after they are not sharing the money with me abi us

We should be rejecting the north as a whole.

Thank God okorowusa don they wise up,sarrki go soon wise up cos since obj sent that letter I never see am for any defence of Buhari govt.

So all this okorocha have accepted cow colony is nothing but lies ?

Why are humans this way?

Cattle business is private business I don't see why federal govt is making an issue out of it, we can only give out of lands for something productive not to Fulani's herdsmen.

Seeing Okorocha's name here, I am left with doubt as to the authenticity of this news from Punchng. However, I pray its true. It will be one of his first achievements in public policy since assuming office.

Okorohausa denies his brothers. Shame.

We reject everything including Buhari.

FG is not making sense in her request.

The cockroach looking at the tides of event to buy his people’s sentiments. Yeye fowl!

Okoracha has lost his good will from the people. This is just a cheap stunt to get back on lane. People should not be carried away by this one day wonder from the erector of statues and the appointer of commissioner for happiness.

Don't ever trust APC. They will say something, Watch people's reactions if it is negative,they will deny it publicly but will implement it secretly. Imo State, Be very careful, I trust you guys. Resist him heavily whenever they come

This is a simple case, there are 19 state in northern part of d country, and i think that d 19 states is enough for d cattle colony or whatever they call it, unless buhari and his agents d miyatta alla ve an evil agender against d south, cus d northern state we accomomate them and there we still be enough space left

Okorocha can do anything for pa Buhari

smellingmenses:


Similarly, the Senator representing Southern Kaduna, Danjuma Laah, on Tuesday asked the Federal Government not to expect any land from the zone for the planned cattle colonies.

Laah said, “Kaduna South Senatorial Zone and, by extension, the entire Southern Kaduna rejects any attempt to seize more of its lands for the exclusive settlement of herdsmen and their cattle, using state power.

“Already, there is an existing Cattle Grazing Reserve in Laduga from land taken away from the indigenes of Zangon Kataf and Kachia Local Government Areas dating back decades ago.

“That massive land officially gazetted at 32,000 hectaress, (32,000 football fields), but which the present Kaduna State Government has expanded to 74,000 hectare, was taken from my constituents without compensation till date, as records have it.”


The lawmaker lamented that rather than the Federal Government requesting land for university, industry, it was asking for land for colonies.

“Ask us for lands to site universities, government institutions etc, we are willing to give out our land in partnership with industrialists, mechanised farmers, estate developers and all positive social and economic endeavours that are of mutual benefits to everyone.

“No land in Southern Kaduna is free again for the exclusive economic benefit of a group of people who have paid us with mass murder and destruction in scores of our settlements since 2011 for humanely accommodating them and their forebears.”

http://punchng.com/okorocha-wike-kaduna-senator-reject-cattle-colonies/

Laah from southern Kaduna He has said it all.

Any other contrary opinion is from Audu Ogbeh via the presidency originally from the cabal alias Buhari

If okorocha refuses cattle colony, then maybe cattle colony might not b a bad idea. Because to me everything okorocha does is always wrong. As in I HV Neva seen anybody with a 100% accuracy in doing wrong things like okorocha. Or maybe because he is tryn to copy mister project this time.

owerri is a cool state, we don't need such colony for any reason, nice one my governor my governor..first time this man de use him sense

Issokay.

nice move

Who posted this?

better

the presidency is just looking for trouble. there are a lot of land in the north which can be used for their business but no, they prefer to come down south.


I'm surprised nobody is saying anything in kwara. saraki and his puppet has sold the whole state that they have lost their voice and reasoning

Wise Presidents are focused on harnessing and steering their Nations into uniting technological and human advancement. I wonder how Buhari could not see the opportunity of etching his name in gold forever in the History of Humanity by focusing on being Father to all and making Nigeria great instead of being blinded by retrogressive tribalism and bigotary. A Million Thanks to the guy below for sharing this eye-opening info.

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This is a surprise... Rochas?

There goes okoroawusa presidential bid.

So odd of Okorocha!

Okoroawusa is just forming activity. If Buhari promise am one cow now he go dash Fulani herdsmen 17 acres of land filled with statutes.