Plateau State Governor Barr.
Simon Lalong has on Saturday 3rd February, 2018 disclose to Christians in the
State that he never accept or endorse the creation Grazing Reserves or cattle
colony as being erroneously insinuated and propagated by the Opposition in the
State.
Lalong stated this while
addressing Christians during the 3rd Annual Plateau Prayer Day organized by the
Christians Association of Nigeria, Plateau State Chapter in conjunction with
the Government House Chapel, held at Jos Rwang Pam Township Stadium.
He said his administration has
not embrace the concept of Grazing Reserve of cattle Colony as solution to
abating the series of clashes between farmers and herdsmen in the state.
“It is therefore worthy of note
that there is nothing on the part of this administration like accepting or
endorsing Grazing Reserve or Grazing bill or cattle colony related to land
grabbing or seizure to be given to a particular group of people by the Plateau
State Government as being erroneously insinuated and propagated by the
opposition in the State”.
According to him in view of the
21st Century and modern times, the Grazing Reserves or cattle Colony are
outdated, unacceptable and recurrent recipe for crisis as the State have been
witnessing.
Governor Lalong however accuse
the immediate past Governor of the State Senator Jang for establishing grazing
Reserves in the State with approved budgetary allocations made for their development.
“Contrary to beliefs and
propaganda by some people who have chosen to politicize this issue, this
government has never initiated the establishment or creation of Grazing
Reserves. Rather, we inherited a Gazette of April, 2009 by my immediate Predecessor
that recognized and established Grazing Reserves in Plateau State with approved
budgetary allocations made for their development”.
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