Kennedy Nsan|7 November 2017
Cross Riverians all over the world are looking up to you and other members of Cross River State House of Assembly to take proactive steps to adopt the anti-grazing law already in place in Benue State; this is so as to forestall the killing of innocent unarmed people by Fulani herdsmen who are already migrating in large numbers to neighboring states like Nasssawa, Taraba, and Cross River State.
Our dear Governor @Ayade Benedict must also rise to the occasion and quick intervention by engaging our neighboring communities and leaders, in order to forestall an impending chaos owing to the refusal of members of Meyetti Allah to build ranches as has been advanced by well enlightened professionals and exposed Nigerians on the issue of open grazing which has in recent time brought about immeasurable deaths, unpleasant sufferings and shortfall in agricultural produce by farmers especially in Benue State.
The United States of America, China, India, Brazil, and Argentina all have more cattle than Nigeria. These countries export minced beef to many countries of the world Including Nigeria, and have privately owned large ranches where they raise their cattle, process milk, slaughter them within these ranches and even pay taxes to government like every other privately owned business enterprises.
However, the reverse is the case in Nigeria. It is an absurdity that in the 21st century Nigeria, cows are allowed to march recklessly in our prestigious federal capital territory, Abuja, in broad daylight obstructing both vehicular and human traffic, and even defecating on the streets that are cleaned by taxpayers money. This shouldn't be so and something drastic has to be done on the part of government to curtail this excesses.
It is now time for us to advance our democracy, strength our institutions, and adopt international best practices in business and other spheres of our socioeconomic wellbeing and corporate existence. We cannot continue to allow a section of our population to continue to further its private business interest unabated and against the collective good and general wellbeing of other stakeholders; in this case the farmers.
This has already had very serious implications which we all cannot feign ignorance about and so the onus is on us to define and determine the kind of country and society we intend to bequeath to our children and grandchildren going forward.
Like the popular saying goes… 'A stitch in time…'
Kennedy Nsan
Is a Social Commentator
