Kebbi state plans to establish 1,000 pastoralists’ settlements for herdsmen

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- Kebbi state says it is making arrangements to establish 1,000 pastoralists’ settlements

- The state argued that this will help curtail the recurring clash between farmers and herdsmen

- According to governor, the settlements would be provided with water, animal feed, land and other amenities

Governor Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi, on Tuesday, January 23, said the state government was making arrangements to establish Kebbi state to establish 1,000 pastoralists’ settlements to curtail the recurring clash between farmers and herdsmen.

The governor made the disclosure while presenting the N151 billion 2018 proposed budget to the state’s House of Assembly in Birnin Kebbi.

He said the settlements would be provided with water, animal feed, land and other amenities.

He added that the tension that resulted into clashes between farmers and herdsmen was due pressure on land and water sources between the two groups.

He explained that the establishment of settlements for pastoralists would also encourage modernisation of dairy farms and beef production.

He gave the assurance that the pressure over sources of water for commercial fishing, especially availability of fingerlings, would also be resolved, stressing that “fingerlings would be provided to expand the scope of fishing.”

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Meanwhile, NAIJ.com had reported that a former secretary general of federation, Olu Falae, has warned that there is no room for cattle colonies in the southwest region.

Falae said he will work with leaders from the southwest to ensure that no single colony is created in the region.

The former SGF who spoke after a delegation of the government inspected his farm which was allegedly set ablaze by some herdsmen, also berated President Muhammadu Buhari for failing to tackle the herdsmen menace across Nigeria.

He said there is a need for the herders to embrace modern methods of cattle rearing rather than causing more harm to citizens and the nation as a whole.

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