State governor, Solomon Lalong on Friday accused his immediate predecessor, Jonah Jang of sponsoring street protests in the state against a non-existent plan to establish grazing reserves.
He made the accusation while speaking to State House correspondents after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
According to him, the anti-grazing reserves protests were futile as the relevant stakeholders had already agreed on ?the establishment of cattle ranches in its place.
He explained that the ranches would be funded by the state and federal governments while it would be open to everyone who intends to rear cattle and not just for Fulanis alone.
He said: “Well that protest is just by a few ethnic groups we have done a lot of consultations from traditional rulers to religious leaders to youth organisations they all accepted that we should adopt ranching in Plateau State. What they are protesting is grazing reserve but we are not talking about grazing reserves what we are talking about is ranches. So those who attended the workshop knew what was done.
“This is the Presidency, let me say it and am going to publish it, the man who introduced and is causing that confusion is Jonah Jang who incidentally was the one who introduced grazing reserves on the Plateau with a gazette in 2009 that is the gazette I am going to publish.
“If you said if we have to bring peace in Plateau State you have to introduce grazing reserves and grazing routes, why is he turning round again and instigating people against what is being done, and trying to give an impression that it is the President that is introducing it?
“It is not the President, it is an option to every state to key into the concept of grazing ranch.” He added
According to him, he has already set up a 14 man committee on ranches, which traditional rulers, religious leaders and the youth organizations have already adopted.
He added: “So whatever you see in my state now is just pocket of crisis or protest and not part of what the state has done, you will see the records, we have concluded our consultations and the state accepted that we should proceed with ranches which is very economical and that would also help in curbing the insecurity that we have in our state.
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Am in Jos, Plateau..... No one accept ranches or grazing there.... Mr Governor, don't lie..... The protects all over are genuine.... It is not organized by anyone...
ReplyDeleteThe protests are real!
Mr Governor stop arousing sentiment where not necessary. The next time you visit the president tell him that some Plateau workers are owed salary, tell him that most of the project you are commissioned are the initiative of the past administration also tell him what happened when you wanted to acquire a private property in Dubai.
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