We’ve already passed anti-open grazing laws, say governors
Again, Southern state governors, including those of Delta, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa; Benue, Samuel Ortom; Rivers, Nyesom Wike; and Ekiti, Dr Kayode Fayemi, on Friday, tackled the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), over the order to review with dispatch 368 grazing sites in 25 states across the country.

Diverse southern groups, including Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere; Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze; and the Pan Niger Delta Forum, also launched a heavy pushback against the President’s order.

The Southern governors and groups expressed shock at the decision of the Federal Government to go ahead with the plan to review the establishment of grazing sites across the country despite the stiff opposition to it by the people of Southern Nigeria.

Seventeen southern governors, under the aegis of the Southern Governors’ Forum, had on May 11 met in Asaba, Delta State capital, to deliberate on the prevalent insecurity and other issues affecting the region.

In a 12-point communiqué after the meeting, dubbed the Asaba Declaration, the forum, chaired by Ondo State Governor Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN), resolved that open grazing of cattle be banned across Southern Nigeria.

The governors said the incursion of armed herders and bandits into the southern part of the country had presented a severe security challenge such that citizens were no longer able to live their normal lives.

Hence, in their communiqué, they resolved that open grazing of cattle be banned across Southern Nigeria, decrying the increased killings and rape of women perpetrated by armed herdsmen in the region.
“Given this scenario, it becomes imperative to enforce the ban on open grazing in the South (including cattle movement to the South by foot),” the governors declared.

Southern Nigeria comprises the states of Ondo, Osun, Ekiti, Oyo, Ogun, Lagos, Abia, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, Ebonyi, Edo, Enugu, Imo, and Rivers.

Eight weeks after their meeting, the 17 state governors again met in Lagos on July 5 to reaffirm their stance on the Asaba Declaration after a wave of criticisms by the Presidency, Senate President Ahmad Lawan, and the Attorney General of the Federation/Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami.

However, unbothered by the southern governors’ opposition to the revival of old grazing routes or sites, President Buhari on Thursday approved the recommendations of a committee to review with dispatch 368 grazing sites in 25 states in the country to determine the levels of encroachment.

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Garba Shehu, disclosed this in a statement titled, ‘President Buhari approves review of grazing reserves in 25 states.’

Buhari’s directive was after his approval of the recommendations of a committee chaired by his Chief of Staff, Prof Ibrahim Gambari.

Among others, the committee recommended the collection of field data on 368 grazing reserves across the 25 states to assess the level of encroachment and encroachers, stakeholder engagements, and sensitisation.



The committee also recommended the production of maps and geo-mapping/tagging of sites, analysis of findings and report preparation as well as the design of appropriate communication on grazing reserves and operations.

The number of the grazing reserves and states was deduced from considerations of existing security concerns and other pre-existing socioeconomic conditions.

The President directed that the assignment be undertaken with dispatch to bring more understanding to the grazing reserves and ensure their implementation.

The inaugural meeting of the committee was held on May 10.

However, the Chairman of the South-South Governors’ Forum and Delta State Governor, Okowa, resisted President Buhari’s decision and subtly reminded him that governors had the authority over the lands in their states.

Okowa, who spoke through the state Commissioner for Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu, said the state House of Assembly had already passed into law the anti-open grazing bill into law.

He said, “We are in a country of law and the law has given governors the control of land in their states. The governor is the one who gives the Certificate of Occupancy to every individual and allows them to have full ownership of the land.


Source: https://punchng.com/again-southern-govs-others-tackle-buhari-over-grazing-sites-order/

Is Buhari a footballer? Why are they tackling him? These fools were sleeping when the criminals at Abuja passed the PIB!

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Na democraZy Nigeria dey practice not democraCy

Fulani jihadist agenda loading in the pretence of grazing reserve...
Must this old man called buhari go back to the old laws to exhume evil animal husbandry practice that has brought about wanton killing and loss of properties to the host community...

There was a country....
The problem I have is that some southern sycophants will come here and justice this bullish laws...

....waiting on the other side

Obviously no Southern governor will cede any inch of the state land for any grazing route.

Buhari should be advised to jettison this contentious idea that will aggravate the acrimony.

Buhari-Osinbajo government should rather dwell on things that unite us and not things that further divide us.

The governors should prepare to pack their things to all those countries they've bought citizenships cos their ancestral lands will be taken as well.

Afterall they were there sleeping, when the PIB was signed into law. Why won't they be taken for granted?

Buari is a confirmed terrorist.

Darling daddy has never pretended about where his main interests lie. He is a full-blown ethnic champion

70 years old Bubu

Veqtor:
The governors should prepare to pack their things to all those countries they've bought citizenships cos their ancestral lands will be taken as well.

Afterall they were there sleeping, when the PIB was signed into law. Why won't they be taken for granted?

They are so dumb. They don't know that na from clap dance dey start.

These people are moving from one action point to another to conquer the south. They will keep progressing as long as there is no resistance.

They have seen the south as foolish and they need to act fast while we are still foolish. How will regional repressive bills pass two houses that

are about 50% southerners? Some southern leaders most likely took money to stay away from proceedings to sabotage their region.

if they like, they should not come together and use their brains and start calling their hungry legislatives together to give them a stern

warning not to join any act that subjugates the south.

You have not seen anything yet. The agenda is even beyond Buhari. The entire fulani race in Africa are into it.

Let them continue their open grazing in their North, every Fulani knows this isn't going to work in the East whether our stupid politicians likes it or not, the masses will frustrate such agenda.

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They are so dumb. They don't know that na from clap dance dey start.

These people are moving from one action point to another to conquer the south. They will keep progressing as long as there is no resistance.

They have seen the south as foolish and they need to act fast while we are still foolish. How will regional repressive bills pass two houses that

are about 50% southerners? Some southern leaders most likely took money to stay away from proceedings to sabotage their region.

if they like, they should not come together and use their brains and start calling their hungry legislatives together to give them a stern

warning not to join any act that subjugates the south.

I mean... it's so infuriating. Imagine them selling the South off for mere peanuts, that most of them get in one sitting, no be juju be that? And to think that southerners were used to disburse the funds, amazes me. Timipre Silva has always been a greedy f0ol right from his days as governor, so no surprise there. It shall never be well with all of them.

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We’ve already passed anti-open grazing laws, say governors
Again, Southern state governors, including those of Delta, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa; Benue, Samuel Ortom; Rivers, Nyesom Wike; and Ekiti, Dr Kayode Fayemi, on Friday, tackled the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), over the order to review with dispatch 368 grazing sites in 25 states across the country.

Diverse southern groups, including Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere; Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze; and the Pan Niger Delta Forum, also launched a heavy pushback against the President’s order.

The Southern governors and groups expressed shock at the decision of the Federal Government to go ahead with the plan to review the establishment of grazing sites across the country despite the stiff opposition to it by the people of Southern Nigeria.

Seventeen southern governors, under the aegis of the Southern Governors’ Forum, had on May 11 met in Asaba, Delta State capital, to deliberate on the prevalent insecurity and other issues affecting the region.

In a 12-point communiqué after the meeting, dubbed the Asaba Declaration, the forum, chaired by Ondo State Governor Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN), resolved that open grazing of cattle be banned across Southern Nigeria.

The governors said the incursion of armed herders and bandits into the southern part of the country had presented a severe security challenge such that citizens were no longer able to live their normal lives.

Hence, in their communiqué, they resolved that open grazing of cattle be banned across Southern Nigeria, decrying the increased killings and rape of women perpetrated by armed herdsmen in the region.
“Given this scenario, it becomes imperative to enforce the ban on open grazing in the South (including cattle movement to the South by foot),” the governors declared.

Southern Nigeria comprises the states of Ondo, Osun, Ekiti, Oyo, Ogun, Lagos, Abia, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, Ebonyi, Edo, Enugu, Imo, and Rivers.

Eight weeks after their meeting, the 17 state governors again met in Lagos on July 5 to reaffirm their stance on the Asaba Declaration after a wave of criticisms by the Presidency, Senate President Ahmad Lawan, and the Attorney General of the Federation/Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami.

However, unbothered by the southern governors’ opposition to the revival of old grazing routes or sites, President Buhari on Thursday approved the recommendations of a committee to review with dispatch 368 grazing sites in 25 states in the country to determine the levels of encroachment.

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Garba Shehu, disclosed this in a statement titled, ‘President Buhari approves review of grazing reserves in 25 states.’

Buhari’s directive was after his approval of the recommendations of a committee chaired by his Chief of Staff, Prof Ibrahim Gambari.

Among others, the committee recommended the collection of field data on 368 grazing reserves across the 25 states to assess the level of encroachment and encroachers, stakeholder engagements, and sensitisation.



The committee also recommended the production of maps and geo-mapping/tagging of sites, analysis of findings and report preparation as well as the design of appropriate communication on grazing reserves and operations.

The number of the grazing reserves and states was deduced from considerations of existing security concerns and other pre-existing socioeconomic conditions.

The President directed that the assignment be undertaken with dispatch to bring more understanding to the grazing reserves and ensure their implementation.

The inaugural meeting of the committee was held on May 10.

However, the Chairman of the South-South Governors’ Forum and Delta State Governor, Okowa, resisted President Buhari’s decision and subtly reminded him that governors had the authority over the lands in their states.

Okowa, who spoke through the state Commissioner for Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu, said the state House of Assembly had already passed into law the anti-open grazing bill into law.

He said, “We are in a country of law and the law has given governors the control of land in their states. The governor is the one who gives the Certificate of Occupancy to every individual and allows them to have full ownership of the land.


Source: https://punchng.com/again-southern-govs-others-tackle-buhari-over-grazing-sites-order/

You weaklings and cowards should use this opportunity to raise the issue of amalgamation. You people should call for confederation based on north ,south and middlebelt . Write to AU,UN,Common wealth and follow up with actions by calling for a meeting between northern and southern governors.
The people will march in support of that and we will achieve that.
We have gas for industrialization and can exchange gas for some food with middlebelt while working on our agriculture.
These southern governors have tried and should push harder.This is achievable if they buy this idea

This may lead to crisis. The federal government cannot tell anyone who is issued certificate of occupancy by the state government to pack out that it is a grazing reserve site. Bihari is just trying to make the insecurity situations worse

BUHARI SHOULD THINK HE WILL LIVE FOREVER