THE TRUE VERSION OF GOVERNOR UMAHI'S STATEMENT ON GRAZING LOCATIONS FOR HERDSMEN



By Philip Nweze


It has come to the notice of concerned Ebonyians that there is a statement purportedly attributed to His Excellency, the governor of Ebonyi State, Engr David Umahi, currently making the rounds on social media.

Some of such unfounded stories contained in the statement include that traditional rulers in the state have been authorized by the governor to create grazing areas for fulani herdsmen to rear their cattle and have also been mandated to assemble data of herdsmen operating in Ebonyi state to facilitate the process.

Suddenly, the matter has taken an ominous curve and tongues are wagging from every quarters. Expectedly, the rumours elicited anger and bewilderment from the Igbo public. How can a murderous terrorist group like the herdsmen, acclaimed even internationally as deadly be openly defended and quartered in Ebonyi state, of all places? The governor has been under heavy, excruciating and venomous verbal cum scribal attacks by blind critics who conveniently swallowed this roadside gossip hook, line and sinker. I make bold to state that the story in circulation is not only fallacious but mischievous and nauseating. Such a report is an unfair misrepresentation of Governor Umahi's speech and therefore people should disregard the content of the publication.

I wish to state for the records that the purported statement aimed at pitching the governor against his people is contrived and baseless. The comments making rounds did not emanate from the governor or any of his aides.

The governor who was simply reacting to the persistent damage of agricultural crops and farmlands by the normadic herdsmen had charged traditional rulers to agree on grazing locations for the herdsmen and their animals, where they would be restricted for their grazing activities to save the future of agriculture in the state. "When the grasses in such areas finish, you should arrange for another location for grazing, because we will not tolerate cattle eating or destroying crops on our farmlands," said the governor. "We want to put such restraining measures to prevent cattle rustling...I still maintain that there would not be movement of cattle from one area to another in the state."

A lot of half-truths, misinformation and outright falsehood have attended the pronouncement since it dropped out from the governor's mouth These lies deliberately manufactured by the opposition in the state have resonated among the governor's die-hard critics. The aim is to create a dark picture about the governor and score a huge political point for the opposition.

By consigning the herdsmen outside the farmlands, the governor was simply seeking a new rule of engagement. Adopting hardline approach such as outright eviction, as being advocated by some people is not the solution. Let's also remember that we have our people in other parts of the country. Good neighbourliness is important.

I therefore use this medium to appeal to all well meaning Nigerians to ignore the story making the round and condemn the act of unethical practice by those disseminating the deceptive story.

For the avoidance of doubt, the Ebonyi State Governor in conjunction with relevant stakeholders from the South East region is making frantic effort to ensure that fulani herdsmen are not domiciled in any part of Igbo land. This is a fact.

Therefore, the creators and managers of such fraudulent allegations tagged to the governor are on a character assassination mission and their words should be seen beyond face value. The governor has not indicated interest to indoctrinate cattle colonies or ranching or grazing in any part of the state at any time, or asked anybody to campaign for it.

The attention of the general public is therefore drawn to such campaigners of calumny and merchants of falsehood, who are bent on tarnishing his image by dishing out egregious lies borne out of deep seated hatred and envy.

Let it be known that this is election year . It should be noted that a lot of people will be cashing in on any available opportunity to concoct all sorts of fabricated lies in order to achieve their selfish agendas. The public should note that apart from the governor's directive for compilation of data of herdsmen, which includes herdsmen names, locations and contact phone numbers of their leaders, no further comments and statements being attributed to him are from him. The aim of such documentation is to identify and stop cattle rearers coming from Niger republic and other neighbouring African countries to forment trouble.

Let us remember that this is a very sensitive topic and we must be careful with our utterances.

The administration of Governor David Umahi, as we all know, will not settle for anything apart from vigorously pursuing the overall well being of Ebonyi people.

Sarrki how market?zombie

I heard what Umahi said loud and clear.
he said that the chiefs should give land to the fulani for grazing
so what are you saying?

Where are our South West brothers

Hehehehehehe zombies una go suffer die trying to drag ebonyi people to grazing madness.

OK

fellowman:
[s]heard what Umahi said loud and clear.

he said that the chiefs should give land to the fulani for grazing

so what are you saying?[/s]

Be more concern for you brothers and sisters in Kwara under Fulani cage.

They wanted to fly a kite in Ebonyi.
This is what happens when you are seen on the entourage of an incompetent one all the time.

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...What exactly is the difference between grazing reserves and 'mapping out grazing areas' for fulanis to graze their cattle??...do these politicians think at all?

This Umahi spokeperson must be high on cow dung..The On-slaught against the daft Governor should be intensified × 100 .....Instead of coming out with a bold NO CATTLE COLONY statement in Ebony State,this one is busy deceiving himself/his paymasters......we shall see.

Who's this Philip Nweze character?
Are you the governor's spokesman or who?
You don't just come out and issue statements without identifying yourself.

That said, as far as I'm concerned, I don't see any difference between this statement and the initial one.
The governor must clarify to all if they are mapping out locations for herdsmen or not.
If they are, on what criteria?
This will help the Igbos know the further line of action to take.

Umahi is only deceiving himself and his fellow mumus. What is different in this rebuttal? He even affirmed that traditional rulers have been instructed to carve out land away from farms where cows are to graze and to look for more land when the cows are done with the first ones! When I said that these people are fake, incomplete and impure Igbos bent on disgracing the Igbo race, some lowlives labelled me a supremacist. Well, the whole world can now see these abakaliki people for what they are. This nonsense can never happen in Anambra state. We lead, others follow.

Where is that political illiterate called Blue3k.
Come and defend that useless news posted earlier by you.

This Umahi sef

There is no difference between this new statement and the old one,except for grammar semantics.

If you do not come out and say NO CATTLE COLONY, you will pay with your political career.

You were talking about our brothers doing business outside SE,they rent/buy their shops and land,nobody created BUSINESS COLONY for them.

THE LAND OF THE RISING SUN MUST SET FORTH AT DAWN

The confused abakaliki governor even told the traditional rulers to double the compensation for any cows that is killed for trespassing into farms. Who joined these people to us? What kind of cowardice is this?

fellowman:
I heard what Umahi said loud and clear.

he said that the chiefs should give land to the fulani for grazing

so what are you saying?

the idiotic pig of Biafra said the governor change his mind because his fellow idiotic pigs of Biafra are not happy with him, and they will not vote for him in 2019

EternalTruths:
Where is that political illiterate called Blue3k.

Come and defend that useless news posted earlier by you.

Lol you your twerking on the wall for story without a source link. You're such a clown it says the practically the same thing the story I posed said. Lol you must be an actual illiterate since you rushed to my mention like a sore loser instead of venting your frustration at governor. It's funny you will pretend to educated tomorrow.

The governor who was simply reacting to the persistent damage of agricultural crops and farmlands by the normadic herdsmen had charged traditional rulers to agree on grazing locations for the herdsmen and their animals, where they would be restricted for their grazing activities to save the future of agriculture in the state. "When the grasses in such areas finish, you should arrange for another location for grazing, because we will not tolerate cattle eating or destroying crops on our farmlands," said the governor.

By consigning the herdsmen outside the farmlands, the governor was simply seeking a new rule of engagement. Adopting hardline approach such as outright eviction, as being advocated by some people is not the solution. Let's also remember that we have our people in other parts of the country.

For the avoidance of doubt, the Ebonyi State Governor in conjunction with relevant stakeholders from the South East region is making frantic effort to ensure that fulani herdsmen are not domiciled in any part of Igbo land. This is a fact.

Therefore, the creators and managers of such fraudulent allegations tagged to the governor are on a character assassination mission and their words should be seen beyond face value. The governor has not indicated interest to indoctrinate cattle colonies or ranching or grazing in any part of the state at any time, or asked anybody to campaign for it.

The public should note that apart from the governor's directive for compilation of data of herdsmen, which includes herdsmen names, locations and contact phone numbers of their leaders, no further comments and statements being attributed to him are from him.

Reading the previous statement and this one makes me ask what's the difference between six and half a dozen

The herdsmen have always refused retricted grazing. How do you think they can maintain grazing areas without going out?
Please, allow the herdsmen to go back to the northern part of Nigeria, where the land mass is larger than anyother part in Nigeria and develop their land. Cattle rearing is a private business, that will also help to bring back cover vegetations in the far north....

NonsoWow:
Umahi is only deceiving himself and his fellow mumus. What is different in this rebuttal? He even affirmed that traditional rulers have been instructed to carve out land away from farms where cows are to graze and to look for more land when the cows are done with the first ones! When I said that these people are fake, incomplete and impure Igbos bent on disgracing the Igbo race, some lowlives labelled me a supremacist. Well, the whole world can now see these abakaliki people for what they are. This nonsense can never happen in Anambra state. We lead, others follow.

You should change your name to Nonsomumu.
I don't think you have a brain in that thing you call a head.
Who the hell are you to decide who's a true Igbo and who's not?

Fulani grazing : FAILED PROJECT IN THE SOTH EAST...

The summary of the whole thing.. Fulanis will take over Ebonyi and alaigbo soon.

I hope to see Fulani governor in Ebonyi and Anambra in the near future

Unsourced Lame rebuttal... Compare his statements to premium times. I only see a few differences like the kicking out herdsmen, providing water and making cattle rustler pay double for stolen cattle. Everything else this guy confirmed to be true.

He urged the traditional rulers and other concerned authorities to agree on grazing locations with the herdsmen where they would be restricted for their grazing activities.

“I will provide amenities such as water in such locations because the state government does not have the resources for ranching.

“When the grasses in such areas finish, you should arrange for another location for grazing because we would not tolerate cattle eating or destroying crops on our farmlands.

Mr. Umahi, who gave the order on Friday in Abakaiki at a meeting with traditional rulers and miners in the state, noted that the data should include herdsmen’s names, location and contact phone numbers of their leaders.

“Traditional rulers should hold constant meetings with the herdsmen so that they can identify those from Niger Republic and other areas that foment trouble.

Alariiwo:
The summary of the whole thing.. Fulanis will take over Ebonyi and alaigbo soon.

I hope to see Fulani governor in Ebonyi and Anambra in the near future

Anambra can never descend low like the abakalikis. Our thick Igbo blood is true and pure.

Nweze1986:
THE TRUE VERSION OF GOVERNOR UMAHI'S STATEMENT ON GRAZING LOCATIONS FOR HERDSMEN



By Philip Nweze


It has come to the notice of concerned Ebonyians that there is a statement purportedly attributed to His Excellency, the governor of Ebonyi State, Engr David Umahi, currently making the rounds on social media.

Some of such unfounded stories contained in the statement include that traditional rulers in the state have been authorized by the governor to create grazing areas for fulani herdsmen to rear their cattle and have also been mandated to assemble data of herdsmen operating in Ebonyi state to facilitate the process.

Suddenly, the matter has taken an ominous curve and tongues are wagging from every quarters. Expectedly, the rumours elicited anger and bewilderment from the Igbo public. How can a murderous terrorist group like the herdsmen, acclaimed even internationally as deadly be openly defended and quartered in Ebonyi state, of all places? The governor has been under heavy, excruciating and venomous verbal cum scribal attacks by blind critics who conveniently swallowed this roadside gossip hook, line and sinker. I make bold to state that the story in circulation is not only fallacious but mischievous and nauseating. Such a report is an unfair misrepresentation of Governor Umahi's speech and therefore people should disregard the content of the publication.

I wish to state for the records that the purported statement aimed at pitching the governor against his people is contrived and baseless. The comments making rounds did not emanate from the governor or any of his aides.

The governor who was simply reacting to the persistent damage of agricultural crops and farmlands by the normadic herdsmen had charged traditional rulers to agree on grazing locations for the herdsmen and their animals, where they would be restricted for their grazing activities to save the future of agriculture in the state. "When the grasses in such areas finish, you should arrange for another location for grazing, because we will not tolerate cattle eating or destroying crops on our farmlands," said the governor. "We want to put such restraining measures to prevent cattle rustling...I still maintain that there would not be movement of cattle from one area to another in the state."

A lot of half-truths, misinformation and outright falsehood have attended the pronouncement since it dropped out from the governor's mouth These lies deliberately manufactured by the opposition in the state have resonated among the governor's die-hard critics. The aim is to create a dark picture about the governor and score a huge political point for the opposition.

By consigning the herdsmen outside the farmlands, the governor was simply seeking a new rule of engagement. Adopting hardline approach such as outright eviction, as being advocated by some people is not the solution. Let's also remember that we have our people in other parts of the country. Good neighbourliness is important.

I therefore use this medium to appeal to all well meaning Nigerians to ignore the story making the round and condemn the act of unethical practice by those disseminating the deceptive story.

For the avoidance of doubt, the Ebonyi State Governor in conjunction with relevant stakeholders from the South East region is making frantic effort to ensure that fulani herdsmen are not domiciled in any part of Igbo land. This is a fact.

Therefore, the creators and managers of such fraudulent allegations tagged to the governor are on a character assassination mission and their words should be seen beyond face value. The governor has not indicated interest to indoctrinate cattle colonies or ranching or grazing in any part of the state at any time, or asked anybody to campaign for it.

The attention of the general public is therefore drawn to such campaigners of calumny and merchants of falsehood, who are bent on tarnishing his image by dishing out egregious lies borne out of deep seated hatred and envy.

Let it be known that this is election year . It should be noted that a lot of people will be cashing in on any available opportunity to concoct all sorts of fabricated lies in order to achieve their selfish agendas. The public should note that apart from the governor's directive for compilation of data of herdsmen, which includes herdsmen names, locations and contact phone numbers of their leaders, no further comments and statements being attributed to him are from him. The aim of such documentation is to identify and stop cattle rearers coming from Niger republic and other neighbouring African countries to forment trouble.

Let us remember that this is a very sensitive topic and we must be careful with our utterances.

The administration of Governor David Umahi, as we all know, will not settle for anything apart from vigorously pursuing the overall well being of Ebonyi people.

What is the different between what you explain now and what was posted online. A wise man said roping a goat or goat roping a rope is still achieving one purpose. when wise governors and their people are rejecting grassing because of the primitive and blood it has claim ,your governor is foolishly and shamefully asking traditional rulers to creat grassing rout in this 21st century . No wonder Ebony is still waking of in this 21st century.

NonsoWow:
Anambra can never descend low like the abakalikis. Our thick Igbo blood is true and pure.

All na mouth

Give it time and you'll see.. Hope you guys are getting ready to accept quran and wash your dicks after every piss.

Winter is coming for alaigbo. #fact

Abakaliki people disgracing Igbos since 15AD

fellowman:
I heard what Umahi said loud and clear.

he said that the chiefs should give land to the fulani for grazing

so what are you saying?

What we are saying is no one not even chukwu Abuko balarabe would deny us our right to chest beat.

NonsoWow:
Anambra can never descend low like the abakalikis. Our thick Igbo blood is true and pure.

This is true. Ebonyi, Abia and Imo are not pure bloods.