The pan Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, reacted to President Muhammadu Buhari’s statement on the reclaiming of grazing route saying that it shows the duplicity, dishonesty and draconian tendencies of Buhari’s government.

Mr. Jare Ajayi the National Publicity Secretary speaking for the Yoruba group said that Buhari’s government insistence also further underscores the extent of the disdain and contempt that this administration has for Nigerians and that reopening the grazing routes is unacceptable on any grounds

Afenifere lamented that it has been established that the so-called grazing routes did not exist in all the states in the country.

“The insistence of the present administration on re-opening the so-called grazing routes shows the duplicity, dishonesty and the draconian tendencies of the government. The insistence also further underscores the extent of the disdain and contempt that this administration has for the people.

“We say this because government policies are supposed to be for the people. Majority of the people across the country have embraced ranching.

“Even the Minister of Agriculture, Nanono disclosed that 22 states plus the Federal Capital Territory have agreed to provide land for grazing.

“He went further to give names of the states including the 400,000 hectares of land already said to have been provided by various states.

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“Since the preponderance of opinion across the country is to go the modern way, which is ranching, why should the government insist on resuscitating what has become anachronistic?

“What is more, it has been established that the so-called grazing routes did not exist in all the states in the country.

“Ms Winnie Solarin, a director in the Ministry of Agriculture, was quoted as saying that the areas where structures have been erected would be spared. In practice, this can not happen. Once they start, they may not stop.

“They would want to go the whole hog.

“Reopening the grazing routes is unacceptable on any grounds.”