Governors of the South East on Sunday said they have proposed a deal to the members of the Miyetti Allah as panecea to achieving lasting peace among farmers and herdsmen in the region.
Ebonyi state governor and chairman of the South East governors Forum who made the disclosure stated there is no plan for any Ruga settlement in any part of South East and South South, however, said, the zones can make a very good business with sale of grasses to the herdsmen in exchange for meat.
In satement by Emmanuel Uzor, the governor’s , Chief Press Secretary, Umahi, said no part of the South East that will be given out for establishment of Ruga.
Noting that the zone is purely agrarian with limited landmass for farming and therefore cannot accommodate Ruga, Umahi explained that the zone proposed a deal with MACBAN to take their cattle to the Northern parts where grazing reserve was established long time ago and rely completely on the grasses grown in the South for feeding of their cattle.
The statement read in part, “The way it works is that the herdsmen will bring down their cows to the South East and sell us as meat while they will load the grasses which are grown here in the same trailer with which they transported their cows to feed their cattle in those grazing reserve which should be made comfortable for them.“
According to the statement, the herdsmen are expected to embrace anti-open grazing by returning to the ranches in the north and do their business on the trade- by- barter basis of selling cows to the south and buying grass to feed their cows in the north.
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