Yusufu Akirikwen, Taraba
Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice says that the state has no land
for cattle colonies as proposed by the Buhari government.
Akirikwen on Wednesday in Jalingo
told journalists that the state government had enacted a law for the
establishment of ranches which would come into effect on January 24.
He called on the Federal
Government to support the state in implementing the law, describing it as the
best for cattle rearing globally.
“The truth of the matter is that
the idea of cattle colony is still not very clear for most Nigerians.
“Where would the Federal
Government get land for cattle colonies?
“Would they sit there in Abuja
and acquire land across the states of the federation for cattle colonies?
“We have enacted a law for
ranching here in Taraba, but we are not acquiring land for people, herdsmen and
cattle owners are going to buy land and do their ranching business”.
Akirikwen added that the state
government had put in place implementation mechanism at various levels, while
appealing to the Federal Government to deploy enough security for the smooth
take off of the law.
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