“The reconstruction of the grazing reserves had become necessary due to farmers-herders conflicts. We are not going to any state that is not interested and we are not going to collect anyone’s land," Ogbeh said.
The Nigerian government has disclosed plans to begin the reconstruction of grazing reserves in the country.
This was revealed by Audu Ogbeh, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, when participants of the Executive Intelligence Management Course Twelve (EIMC12) and Institute for Security Studies, Usma Dam, Bwari, paid him a visit in Abuja on Thursday.
“The reconstruction of the grazing reserves had become necessary due to farmers-herders conflicts. We are not going to any state that is not interested and we are not going to collect anyone’s land," he said.
He added that the reconstruction of the reserves would address the security challenges facing West Africa, while reducing high unemployment rate in the country.
The minister called on Nigerians interested in building grazing reserves to do so as they would get full support from the government.