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| Southern, Midde-belt Leaders Kick Against Fg’s Decision To Spend N179bn On Ranch by 12Ebisco: 8:28am On Jun 21, 2018 |
The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum, Wednesday, rejected the Federal Government’s decision to spend N179bn to build ranches, describing it as a vexatious declaration. In a statement jointly signed by Messrs. Yinka Odumakin (South West), Senator Bassey Henshaw (South South), Prof Chigozie Ogbu (South East) and Dr Isuwa Dogo (Middle Belt), the forum, however, commended the decision of the government to embrace ranching for cattle rearers against the erstwhile insistence on archaic open grazing and old century cattle routes, but kicked against using the public fund to set them up. The statement reads: “The decision to ignore this sensible recommendation has led to a situation where untold terror has been unleashed on farming communities with needless loss of hundreds of lives in the last 3 years with not a soul under prosecution and top functionaries of the administration making excuses for the killers. “We, however, object to the Federal Government’s decision to spend N179bn of public funds to build these ranches over 10 years starting with N70bn under this administration. “Cattle-rearing is a private business in which individuals make billions of Naira with no record of what they pay as taxes. “And it is unfortunate that the Federal Government was making this vexatious declaration while receiving the Chief Executive Officer of Friesland Campina of Netherlands without bothering to find out that it was put together by Cooperatives with roots going back to 1879 and is one of the World’s top five dairy companies with annual revenue of 11 billion. “It is only reasonable that those who want to engage in the business should approach the states where they want to build ranches and acquire land to build such with firm commitment to abide by the rules of host communities. “Rewarding the herders with public funds to build ranches would only mean that they have killed enough to beat the country into pacification mode. And this can only encourage other people to arm themselves, cause sufficient killings to get an undue concession. “What would our society become if fishermen, farmers, and people in other trades begin to cause bloodbath so the Federal Government could give them special consideration? “We call on the Federal Government to shelve the idea of committing public funds on ranches and allow the owners of the business to attend to their business needs. “To go ahead with the plan is to say that cattle owners own this Government and that would make other segments of society to say “we have no inheritance in this arrangement.” http://www.mcebisco.com.ng/2018/06/southern-midde-belt-leaders-kick.html 4 Likes 1 Share
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| Re: Southern, Midde-belt Leaders Kick Against Fg’s Decision To Spend N179bn On Ranch by PaChukwudi44(m): 8:32am On Jun 21, 2018 |
This stupid decision of the highly biased and ethnocentric regime of Muhammadu Buhari will never stand.I particulary irked by the shameless of the old fool Umahi of ebonyi state in deciding to gave out ebonyi land for this dangerous gamble.I call on all ebonyians to resist this imbecilic Governor and his Abuja sponsors.The old fool is yet to provide land or free shops for ebonyi farmers and traders respectively but he wants to do that for people from futon jalon.God punish him 15 Likes 4 Shares |
| Re: Southern, Midde-belt Leaders Kick Against Fg’s Decision To Spend N179bn On Ranch by Nobody: 8:35am On Jun 21, 2018 |
Hmm |
| Re: Southern, Midde-belt Leaders Kick Against Fg’s Decision To Spend N179bn On Ranch by Redoil: 8:35am On Jun 21, 2018 |
I hope it will not come near yoruba land for most yoruba gov are too dull understand the implication of what pa bubu is doing 3 Likes |
| Re: Southern, Midde-belt Leaders Kick Against Fg’s Decision To Spend N179bn On Ranch by Terminator1234g: 8:36am On Jun 21, 2018 |
PaChukwudi44:enemy of peace. Child of hate and darkness, keep shut. Yet if nothing is done your politicians will still sponsor some evil youths to frame the herdsmen believe it or not. 2 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: Southern, Midde-belt Leaders Kick Against Fg’s Decision To Spend N179bn On Ranch by Terminator1234g: 8:37am On Jun 21, 2018 |
God punish the stupid idiotic tribal mod that banned me for absolutely no sane reason. That idiotic mod is really mad. Nairaland will pay for this. I'll come back here to hijack this forum. 1 Like |
| Re: Southern, Midde-belt Leaders Kick Against Fg’s Decision To Spend N179bn On Ranch by PaChukwudi44(m): 8:41am On Jun 21, 2018 |
Terminator1234g: so terrorists should be placated to stop killlings? If that is the acse we should all embrace violence since you people are proving that is the only language the government understands.How come the FG is not providing poultry farms for poultry owners or piggeries for pig farmers.What about traders.Farmers too were involved in the conflict and bore 99% of the casualaties what did the FG do for them? Mark my words this stupid and ethnocentric idea will never work. At least I am sure of that in igboland and earlier Gov Ortom spoke and rejected the resolution saying no free land exists in benue for ranching. Injustice will never work anyway and we will resist every plot by this Fulani regime to appropriate other peoples ancestral lands uder whatever guise 6 Likes |
| Re: Southern, Midde-belt Leaders Kick Against Fg’s Decision To Spend N179bn On Ranch by Paperwhite(m): 8:51am On Jun 21, 2018 |
Yes! This subtle but utterly dangerous plan by the FG to still skew this country more firmly into the hands of the hausa-fulani stock should be firmly rejected. Cattle rearing is private enterprise/business so government should have no hand in it except it's taking it as it own business.  What rubbish!  So what becomes of bird/pig/fish/ sheep/Goat farmers etc.  Does the APC government really understand the wide-spread implication of this move? Clueless & useless governments. 7 Likes |
| Re: Southern, Midde-belt Leaders Kick Against Fg’s Decision To Spend N179bn On Ranch by PaChukwudi44(m): 9:00am On Jun 21, 2018 |
The Benue State governor, Samuel Ortom has denied the report that he had agreed to cede a portion of land to the Nigerian government for ranching. Ortom said he did not at any point during his speech at the media and communications briefing on the National Livestock Transformation Plan which took place in Abuja yesterday state that he would cede any land to the federal government. Terver Akase, Ortom’s Chief Press Secretary in statement on Wednesday said there was nowhere in the speech that Governor Ortom said Benue would give land for grazing reserves, the proposed FG ranches, cattle colonies or any of the related patterns of animal husbandry contrary to the provisions of the state’s Open Grazing Prohibition and Ranches Establishment Law. He maintained that the state had no landmass for cattle routes and open grazing as the available land mass is used for crop cultivation to maintain the food basket status. He reiterated that laws were made out of desperation to stop the killings, adding that the killings started since 2011. Commenting on the ECOWAS treaty, the Governor said, “The ECOWAS protocol has not been observed by any of the ECOWAS countries and basic documents and checks are not done on the herdsmen. The land is no longer there. What existed in the 60s when cattle rearers come around with sticks not guns was that we related very well. There was no problem; there was no fighting. http://dailypost.ng/2018/06/20/never-promised-give-benue-land-ranching-ortom/ 3 Likes |
| Re: Southern, Midde-belt Leaders Kick Against Fg’s Decision To Spend N179bn On Ranch by Preshy561(f): 9:05am On Jun 21, 2018 |
this jihadist mission led by this present administration should be restricted by all well meaning Nigerians. take your ranching up north. 4 Likes |
| Re: Southern, Midde-belt Leaders Kick Against Fg’s Decision To Spend N179bn On Ranch by Wiseandtrue(f): 9:09am On Jun 21, 2018 |
12Ebisco:Tomorrow now this government will blame the opposition when they themselves are the opposition within their government With this now he will say he has created millions of job as if they give us the beef free of charge Kudos to you guys. A well constructed statement supported by ALL well meaning Nigerians! That was how they started. Building National Assembly like mosque, inscription of Arabic language on our money, introduction of quota system e.t.c and they were greeted with silence. Has Nigeria fared better with all these NOW WE ARE WISER!Nigeria belongs to us all! Either that or we go our separate ways! 5 Likes 2 Shares |
| Re: Southern, Midde-belt Leaders Kick Against Fg’s Decision To Spend N179bn On Ranch by Ganiyat72(f): 9:18am On Jun 21, 2018 |
I don't really blame PRESIDIOTBUHARII , rather I blame that lying liar called Osibanjo who is spear heading and robber stamping this evil and discrete hausa Fulani expentionist agenda. That idiotic fraud star cum pastor osibanjo will go down as an AFONJA of our time. 4 Likes |
| Re: Southern, Midde-belt Leaders Kick Against Fg’s Decision To Spend N179bn On Ranch by Jokerman(m): 9:32am On Jun 21, 2018 |
Buhari is here for Fulani people... what concerns him with what you think?? 2 Likes |
| Re: Southern, Midde-belt Leaders Kick Against Fg’s Decision To Spend N179bn On Ranch by Turantula(m): 9:58am On Jun 21, 2018 |
Terminator1234g:God punish you & your terrorist accomplice. Useless Terrorist 6 Likes
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| Re: Southern, Midde-belt Leaders Kick Against Fg’s Decision To Spend N179bn On Ranch by SalamRushdie: 10:14am On Jun 21, 2018 |
Terminator1234g: Take your evil ranch to Falgore forest in kano 5 Likes |
| Re: Southern, Midde-belt Leaders Kick Against Fg’s Decision To Spend N179bn On Ranch by PaChukwudi44(m): 10:28am On Jun 21, 2018 |
SalamRushdie: AND SAMBISA FOREST 3 Likes |
| Re: Southern, Midde-belt Leaders Kick Against Fg’s Decision To Spend N179bn On Ranch by pedrilo: 10:36am On Jun 21, 2018 |
BUHARI is acting as if he is LORD Somebody should remind him the meaning of the word democracy which is a system of government that allows the people the right to dictate how they should be governed. We collectively kicked against the use of our resources for a private enterprise like cattle rearing. BUHARI cannot go against our collective wish because he is a direct beneficiary in this matter, THAT'S THE HIGHEST FORM OF CORRUPTION, and what BUHARI is about to do is not far from what the former SGF did in his grass cutting scandal by awarding the contract to a company he has interest in. 3 Likes |
| Re: Southern, Midde-belt Leaders Kick Against Fg’s Decision To Spend N179bn On Ranch by GavelSlam: 12:22pm On Jun 21, 2018 |
Some states have approved it. There are many states that are against ranching now but they have known and unknown cattle herdsmen in their midst for decades. You find the usual pay-per-post PDP urchins are the first to kick against any solution. The Ranches have been welcomed by volunteers states. 1 Like |
| Re: Southern, Midde-belt Leaders Kick Against Fg’s Decision To Spend N179bn On Ranch by PaChukwudi44(m): 1:18pm On Jun 21, 2018 |
GavelSlam: Any south eastern Governor who dares to allocate lands for muderers will surely regret iyt.This is even beyond the Governors.No autonoimous community will allow any stupid Governor site this jihadist ranches in their domain.Trust me this move will fail like the proposed grazing reserves or colony before it. Already Gov Ortom has already disowned the communique and I trust more Governors will do same in the coming days 2 Likes |
| Re: Southern, Midde-belt Leaders Kick Against Fg’s Decision To Spend N179bn On Ranch by Balyz: 1:27pm On Jun 21, 2018 |
PaChukwudi44:Cattle ranching is here to stay and you can do nothing more than rant on the Internet. If the government can build shops in northern Nigeria and rent them out to ibo traders, then they can do the same for fulani herdsmen. It's evil people like you who would prefer the killings go on so as to paint the government in a bad light. If you have 16 heads go and stand in the way of those ranches 1 Like 1 Share |
| Re: Southern, Midde-belt Leaders Kick Against Fg’s Decision To Spend N179bn On Ranch by lordkush: 1:42pm On Jun 21, 2018 |
Balyz:see them yeye land grabbers. nobody wants killers and murderers near them. nobody wants you guys. pls stay in your lane 1 Like |
| Re: Southern, Midde-belt Leaders Kick Against Fg’s Decision To Spend N179bn On Ranch by Balyz: 1:45pm On Jun 21, 2018 |
lordkush:Get out of my sight! When they were giving you ibos land to establish your businesses despite all your criminal tendencies you were not doing any complaining. The fulanis should revoke all C of O granted you greedy crooks and send you packing 1 Like |
| Re: Southern, Midde-belt Leaders Kick Against Fg’s Decision To Spend N179bn On Ranch by lordkush: 1:56pm On Jun 21, 2018 |
Balyz:igbo buy land. They 're not given lands for free dirty fulani killers. 1 Like |
| Re: Southern, Midde-belt Leaders Kick Against Fg’s Decision To Spend N179bn On Ranch by T9ksy(m): 1:57pm On Jun 21, 2018 |
Balyz: Not trying to speak up for my ibo brothers o but i belive the quote in bold, will be a good thing for the whole country, in general. Let everyone goes back to his/her region and revoke all C of Os....................including the oil wells. |
| Re: Southern, Midde-belt Leaders Kick Against Fg’s Decision To Spend N179bn On Ranch by PaChukwudi44(m): 2:28pm On Jun 21, 2018 |
Balyz: Ranch builder why not post pics of ranches you are already building in the SE lets see. |
| Re: Southern, Midde-belt Leaders Kick Against Fg’s Decision To Spend N179bn On Ranch by PaChukwudi44(m): 2:29pm On Jun 21, 2018 |
T9ksy: don't mind those idiots.Let everybody go back hme to own their resources lets see who will die of hunger |
| Re: Southern, Midde-belt Leaders Kick Against Fg’s Decision To Spend N179bn On Ranch by PaChukwudi44(m): 2:29pm On Jun 21, 2018 |
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