President Bola Ahmed Tinubu – GCFR has urged Governors across the Federation to make land available for pastoralists so as to graze.
Speaking at the flag-off of the agricultural mechanisation revolution for food security and commissioning of the remodelled domestic terminal of the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Airport in Minna, Niger State, the President reiterated that the provision of grazing land for herders would end the violent clashes between farmers and herders and massive reduction in loss of lives and farm produce.
Speaking further, he urged the state governors to pay wage awards to workers to relieve the populace of hunger and hardship.
“You must care for our people, and re-orientate our farming population including the livestock programme. I don’t see why Nigeria cannot feed all the pupils in our schools with one pint of milk daily if our dairy system is well harnessed.
“I know what it means as an economic sabotage for roaming cows to eat up the crops and vegetation of our lands; it could be painful but when we re-orientate the herders and make provision for cattle rearing, the problems will be solved.
“The governors should provide the lands and I, as the president, am committed to giving you a comprehensive programme that will solve this problem towards banishing hunger from the land.”
He seized the moment to remind the audience and pressmen the student loan scheme, social security programme for the elderly and the vulnerable, and other interventions would commence soon.
These, he stated are part of the efforts of the government to relieve Nigerians of the hunger and hardship caused by the present economic situation of the country.
President Tinubu further revealed that plans are in place for the federal government to partner with states so as to end hunger and hardship, and urging the state governments to do the jobs and work the talks.
“We have seen the level of commitment here, from the state level. We have seen leadership. The success story of any leader will depend on their ability to do what they ought to do at the time it ought to be done,” he said.
