The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has thrown its weight behind the the ban on open grazing in the Southern part of the country, which was issued by governors of the region in their recent meeting in Asaba, Delta State.
National Patron of MACBAN and Chairman of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Walid Jibrin, stated this yesterday during a press conference in Kaduna.
Jibrin said the ban is capable of providing solutions to the farmers-herders crisis across the country.
He said cattle rearing has been in Africa for over 100 years without any consideration to the free movement of cattle (Open Grazing) or any Grazing Reserve.
He, however, said such was allowed because there were few herders then, pointing out that the practice today is getting outdated internationally.
Governors of the Southern part of Nigeria had issued the ban on open grazing after a meeting in Asaba, the Delta State capital so as to curb the insecurity in the region.
