Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje has said he is planning to convert five forests to grazing reserves for herdsmen in the state.
Gov. Ganduje announced this on Tuesday while speaking with journalists in Abuja.
According to NAN, Ganduje disclosed that his administration had inaugurated a technical committee on farm settlements for herdsmen in the state. He further expressed optimism that the proposed settlement would assist in boosting socio-economic ventures in the state, stressing that the settlement would also discourage the movement of herders from north to south thereby addressing incidents of herders/farmers crisis.
“We will provide social amenities such as hospital, veterinary clinic, market, security post, and schools, so that herdsmen will enjoy facilities just like other Nigerians,” Ganduje said.
Ganduje maintained that the issue of herder's settlement should not be a national issue. He explained that the matter should be a state issue because they live and flourish in every state.
