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Southern governors ban open grazing, want Buhari to address security challenge, demand national dialogue

by Emerald Nigeria
May 11, 2021
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By Fred Latimore Oghenesivbe

For the very first time since 2015, Southern Nigeria Governors comprising South-South, South East and South-West geopolitical zones spoke with one voice, calling on President Mohammadu Buhari, to address the people of Nigeria, on the state of the nation.

In the same token, the governors agreed to ban cattle open grazing in Southern Nigeria, while condemning the criminal activities of herders across the country, saying that the  high rate of criminality and acute insecurity can no longer be tolerated in the country, particularly in  Southern Nigeria.

The resolution of the meeting which was read by the governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu, SAN, strongly stressed the urgent need for restructuring of the country to include; state police, review of revenue sharing formula between federal and state governments, creation of institutions for the attainment of federalism.

The governors also called on Mr President and the federal government to convoke a national dialogue for the review of appointments into federal agencies to reflect federal character as panacea to the obvious lopsided appointments witnessed under Buhari administration.

The need for interstate economic and security cooperation was also emphasised, while Nigeria must remain united on the basis of equality of persons, consolidation of the principles of equity, social justice, shared goals and oneness of purpose in terms of national security, peaceful coexistence and urged the federal government to urgently tackle the criminal activities of herders and bandits which had posed severe threat to food supply and general security in the country.

The meeting called on President Buhari and the federal government to support willing states in Southern Nigeria, to introduce modern live stock management system and support the prohibition of open grazing and unrestricted movement of cattle and herders into Southern Nigeria, so as to put paid to the criminal activities of herders and bandits in the three geopolitical zones, and by extension other parts of the country.

The highly complicated traffic gridlock along Oshodi-Apapa expressway and environ was addressed by the meeting, and the governors agreed that the federal government must tackle the problem by establishing additional ports in some other states to decongest the Lagos and Apapa Ports, noting that new ports will create additional jobs and by extension increase revenue base of governments.

The governors were in high spirit, rose from the meeting and headed for Abuja, suggestive of further interface with Mr President to drum up federal government support for the resolutions of the Southern Nigeria Governors Forum.

The meeting expressed gratitude to the government and governor of Delta State, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa, for being a fantastic host, and for his generosity and kind hospitality.

It is hoped that the governors will remain united and drive their collective tasks and shared goals to a logical conclusion, going forward.

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