{"id":43167,"date":"2021-05-16T18:13:41","date_gmt":"2021-05-16T18:13:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/?p=43167"},"modified":"2021-05-16T16:34:06","modified_gmt":"2021-05-16T16:34:06","slug":"act-on-open-grazing-ban-in-southern-nigeria-miyetti-allah-to-north","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/act-on-open-grazing-ban-in-southern-nigeria-miyetti-allah-to-north","title":{"rendered":"Act on open grazing ban in Southern Nigeria \u2013 Miyetti Allah to North"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>The national leadership of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) says the North must not ignore the ban on open grazing by Southern Governors.<\/p>\n<p>The General Secretary, Baba Othman Ngelzarma in his statement to DAILY POST urged Governors in the region to open talks right away.<\/p>\n<p>Noting that the organization is not opposed to settlement of pastoralists nationwide, the scribe called for a proper arrangement.<\/p>\n<p>Ngelzarma regretted there was \u201cno attempt\u201d by past administrations to modernise the animal husbandry practices in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>He said pastoralists practice the \u201cprimitive system\u201d they inherited, and stressed such is no longer sustainable considering the growing population and \u201cland that doesn\u2019t increase\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe herders are bonafide citizens whose rights and privileges deserve protection\u2026the position of Southern Governors must NOT be ignored,\u201d Ngelzarma declared.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Northern Governors must open discussion with their southern counterparts on the matter in order to come up with an acceptable position for both farmers and herders.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>MACBAN urged the federal government to come up with a plan to address Nigeria\u2019s unity and assist Northern States to establish modern settlements (ranch).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe National assembly must legislate on the matter to bring an end to the problem. There are about 400 grazing reserves in the North that covers an area of about 5 million hectares.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>MACBAN wants state governments to consider the provision of water and grass in those reserves to make them attractive to herders as an interim measure.<\/p>\n<p>Ngelzarma appealed to Southern Governors to consider the plights of the pastoralists in their anti open grazing policy.<\/p>\n<p>He said some of the herders were born and raised in the South and appealed for caution to avoid worsening the country\u2019s security situation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The national leadership of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) says the North must not ignore the ban on open grazing by Southern Governors. The General Secretary, Baba Othman Ngelzarma in his statement to DAILY POST urged Governors in the region to open talks right away. 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