“Commending their peaceful conduct, Osinbajo, however, informed the protesters that the policy was part of measures to tackle the deadly clashes between farmers and herdsmen nationwide.” Nigeria LivestockProtest Adamawa Osinbajo
Vice President Prof Osinbajo at Adamawa State for the launch of National Livestock Transformation Plan , in company of the Governor Of Adamawa State, Umaru Fintiri. Photo: TWITTER/NGRPRESIDENT
He reminded the people that the Federal Government lacked the powers to appropriate lands from states for whatsoever reason. In his welcome address, Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintri said 60,000 square metres of land in five council areas had been allocated for the scheme. National president of Numan Federation and former Secretary to the State Government , Maliki Daniel, cautioned against the implementation of the policy without addressing the security challenges in the state.
To the chairman of the Gongola ethnic body, Dennis Chinda Medugu, the scheme must benefit the entire communities and not just the herders, whom he alleged, were imported to unleash terror on the indigenes.
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