Six States Reject FG’s Livestock Programme Over Farmer-Herder Crisis

 

The National Livestock Transformation Programme is not acceptable to some states of the federation
- The states have stated categorically that they would not be part of the federal government's initiative
- The states are Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Cross River, Delta, Edo and Oyo

A report by The Punch indicates that six state governments, namely Akwa Ibom, Anambra , Cross River, Delta, Edo and Oyo have said they will not donate any land to be used as grazing reserves for herdsmen under the National Livestock Transformation Programme.

The programme is an initiative of the federal government designed to run from 2019-2028 as part of its initiative in collaboration with state governments under the auspices of the National Economic Council.

Despite the rejection of the programme, 17 northern states and the Federal Capital Territory, as well as 3 southern states, namely Ekiti, Ondo, and Ebonyi, have signed up for the programme.

The six states careworn that any person who wanted to enter ranching must as a substitute look for land to shop for

The Delta country government stated that the country had moved past talks on grazing reserves for herdsmen, saying it'd never be part of this kind of plan.

Also, the Anambra state authorities said it had no plans to create grazing reserves for herdsmen.

On its part, the Akwa Ibom nation authorities stated it turned into now not developing grazing reserves for herders inside the state.

The Cross River state authorities additionally stated it did now not have any instantaneous plans to create grazing reserves for herders inside the nation.

In Oyo country, the government also rejected the federal authorities’s NLTP programme.
In Edo, an respectable who spoke on condition of anonymity said the nation viewed herding as every other animal husbandry business , and as such might now not deliver any preferential remedy to herders.