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Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, has directed the Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources to handover all the facilities of Nazari Livestock Development Centre in Jakusko LGA to leaders of the Fulani herdsmen.
This was contained in a statement issued by the Ministry’s Chief Information Officer, Aishatu Tijjani, and made available to newsmen on Monday.
The governor stated that the handing over became necessary as the multi-billion naira project is ready for occupation and usage.
He said his administration, in collaboration with the Federal Government, had invested billions of naira in the construction of the reserve which is the second-largest livestock development centre in sub-Saharan Africa.
Buni reassured of the readiness of the government towards supporting the grazing reserve for socio-economic growth and development of livestock production in the state.
“The construction of the Nazari Livestock Development Centre is a deliberate policy by his administration to settle headers in one place to concentrate on their grazing business and to enrol their children to school,” the statement said.
The facilities at the grazing reserve include milk collection centre, human and animal health facilities, primary school for nomadic children and feed mill centre.
Others are artificial insemination centre, breed improvement centre, warehouses and aqua-culture ponds, among others, all geared towards boosting livestock production in the state.
A joint Fulani socio-cultural group under the Fulbe Development and Cultural Organisation (FUDECO) has tasked Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State with creating a Ministry of Livestock Development.
According to them, the ministry, if created, will mitigate the perennial conflict between farmers and herders.
The Speaker of the Yobe State House of Assembly, Buba Chiroma-Mashio, and the Chairman of FUDECO in the state, Aliyu Usman Jejere, jointly issued this charge at an event to celebrate, for the first time, the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples in Damaturu, the state capital.
Chiroma-Mashio, who represented Governor Mai Mala Buni, explained that the lack of Western and Islamic education has forced Fulani children to become wayward, which is unethical to the culture and practices of the Fulani people.
“Lack of adequate grazing reserves, encroachment on farmlands, and the obstruction of cattle routes have resulted in clashes between farmers and herders. This is one more reason why the administration of Governor Mai Mala Buni embarked on the construction of the Nazari grazing reserve in the Jakusko local government area and another in the Fika local government area of the state.
“This is due to the regular movement of herders, many of whom have children that are out of school. They need to be sensitized on the importance of enrolling in Nomadic schools,” he said.
In his part, the Chairman of the occasion, who also serves as the Commissioner of Higher Education, Science, Innovation, and Technology in the state, Professor Muhammad Bello Kawuwa, stated that it is time for the Fulani race to unite for the progress of the state and Nigeria as a whole.
He maintained that the exemplary leadership of Governor Buni has continued to foster harmony between the Fulani groups and other ethnic groups, stressing that no meaningful development can be achieved without unity.
The 2024 edition of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples was themed “Protecting the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Voluntary Isolation and Initial Contact.”
According to the United Nations, Indigenous Peoples in voluntary isolation and initial contact are the best protectors of the forest.
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