Aminu Masari, governor of Katsina state, says open grazing
is un-Islamic and not the best for herders.
Speaking with journalists on Tuesday in Katsina, Masari said
the needed infrastructure should be provided for the herders so that they do
not move cattle by foot.
The governor’s comments come days after the resolution of
southern governors to ban open grazing.
Also, Garba Shehu, presidential spokesman, said President
Muhammadu Buhari wants the ranching of cattle and an end to open grazing.
But Shehu had initially said the governors’ proposed plan to
enforce the ban is of “questionable legality” and a show of power. The
statement evoked reactions from Nigerians — with some condemning it.
Masari said the movement of livestock “is part of the
problems we are having today”.
“This is something we have to do through development, to
provide necessary infrastructure that will prevent herders from moving,” he
said.
“The herders’ movement is essentially in search of two
things: water and fodder. If we can provide these two items, why should they
move?
“The roaming about, for us, is un-Islamic and it is not the
best. It is part of the problems we are having today. I don’t support [the
idea] that we should continue with open grazing.”
Masari said he is in support of giving more constitutional
power to the states.
“I support devolution totally. The federal government is
trying but the states need to have resources to implement what should have been
implemented by the federal government,” the governor said.
“If today the states will support the police, the police
system will go up. If the states withdraw their support to security agencies,
they won’t be able to move from here to there.”
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