The pan-Igbo socio-Political
organisation, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has told the Federal Government to perish
its idea of cattle colonies, insisting that Ndigbo will not be dragged into
such plan.
The Federal Government of Nigeria
had last week, concluded plans to establish, “cattle colonies,” across the
country in its quest for a lasting solution to the incessant clashes between
farmers and herdsmen.
But Ohaneze has told the
President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration that Igbos have their own breed
of cows that do not go about causing troubles, adding that creating colonies
where animals are not bred, would cause more harm.
For this, the group wants the
Nigerian government to forget the idea of cattle colonies in the South-East
geopolitical zone.
Speaking with the Punch, the
National Publicity Secretary of the group, Uche Achi-Okpaga, said, “We have our
local breed of cows in the South-East. They are herded and not allowed to cause
damage. If they do, as may be rarely seen, it is at the owners’ risk.
“Why would anybody establish
cattle colonies on our land? Is it to begin to create opportunity for further
skirmishes? Ndigbo do not buy the idea at all.”
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