President Muhammadu Buhari has reiterated his administration’s commitment to bringing back cattle grazing routes as a way of resolving clashes between herders and farmers in the country.
Buhari made this known in an interview with Channels Television aired last night.
He said he has had personal discussions with the minister of agriculture to bring back the cattle grazing routes in place during the First Republic, mainly in Northern Nigeria.
The President said, “The ministers of agriculture from Audu Ogbe to Mahmud now, one of the issues I discussed with them is to go and get the gazettes of the past republic.
“There are cattle routes and grazing grounds and cattle rearers are confined to those areas. Those that go outside those areas are arrested and farmers are asked to come make their claims. If they don’t have the money their cattle are sold and farmers are settled.
“So we have to go back to that again and make sure that we prepare those grazing areas and put the veterinary in place. We are working towards achieving that.”
