The Federal Government has stated
that festering herdsmen-farmers’ conflicts in some parts of the country were
not unique to the country.
Minister of Agriculture and Rural
Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, at a press conference on livestock development
in the country, reiterated that government was not leaving any stone unturned
in engendering an ecosystem where everybody would live peacefully, devoid of
clashes and killings.
“We hope that if and when we deal
with this problem, we can export some of our solutions to our next door
neighbours especially in West Africa, they too experience the same kind of
things we are talking about.
“There are conflicts in Ghana,
Togo, Cote d’Voire and Benin Republic between herdsmen and farmers. It is not
unique toNigeria.
“We are going to call a regional
conference and since the ECOWAS treaty does not forbid movement of human beings
and livestock; you really can’t block them.
“Even if you want to, the borders
are so open, the country is so large that we cannot fence the place. So,
telling them not to come will not work and they come in large numbers,
sometimes with 1,000 or 2,000 marching together.
“That is why we may be exporting
some of our solutions to West Africa with the support of FAO and World Bank; if
necessary,” Ogbeh stated.
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