Tobi Adebayo
A Fulani group, Gan Allah Fulani Development Association (GAFDAN), has said that the ban on open grazing in the South will spell doom for the entire country.
The group said this in a statement by its National Secretary, Ibrahim Abdullahi.
The 17 Southern Governors had resolved to ban open grazing in the South as part of efforts to curb farmers/herders clash in the region.
The governors also set September 1, 2021, as the commencement date for the implementation of the ban.
Reacting to the ban, GAFDAN said that the implication of the ban is Nigeria’s disunity, adding that there would be no peace between the South and the North.
“If you stop open grazing in the South, you are simply saying that those people should move to the North or they should move to other parts of the country. What happens if those in the North also ask the Southerners to leave?
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“Are we promoting unity or hatred? What the governors are saying is practically impossible and it does not promote the unity of this country.
“You don’t stop people’s means of living and expect peace to reign. So, the implication is that the unity of Nigeria is going to be in question.
“You don’t expect those that will be affected to return to the North and live in peace with people from the South living in the North,” the group said.
