The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), has recommended that the Federal Government should create an agency that would regulate herdsmen activities.
Malami said this while delivering his address as a special guest of honour at the Peace, Unity, and Security Lecture Series at the ECOWAS main auditorium, Abuja on Tuesday.
The minister conceded that the crisis between the herders and farmers had become a pressing issue and steps were needed to tackle it. He also said there was a need to revitalize the Nomadic Education Commission.
“Nigeria is predominately agricultural in nature and by geography. To that extent, there is constant mobility of herders across the different belts of Nigeria. It is perhaps time to consider the setting-up of a commission for pastoralism regulated by law
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“This might provide recipes for resolving protracted farmer-herder conflicts. The commission may even engage in or facilitate in-depth analytical studies with a view to providing lasting solutions for the benefit of people and the country.”, he said.
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He also suggested that the Nomadic Education Commission should be revamped in order to complement the government’s efforts to solve the problem of insecurity.
Malami restated the commitment of the Federal Government in supporting initiatives and programmes that would help resolve the lingering farmer-herder crises in the country.
The Attorney-General argued that adherence to the rule of law would be the deciding factor in building a peaceful society.
The minister also reiterated the severity of the farmer-herder crisis, prompting that real-time, practical solutions should be proffered.
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He stated, “The better approach towards resolving the crisis over the short, medium and long terms is to directly involve the stakeholders in coming up with solutions at the conception, implementation and monitoring faces.”
Malami also recommended the creation of regulated grazing reserves to replace the “Burtali” or “Hurumi” pastoral system.
He called for the “intensive enlightenment to livestock breeders on the need for sedentary farming and transhumance agriculture as a complementary economic process to nomadic farming.”
The minister further recommended the provision of water holes in remote grazing locations, subsidized veterinary care, and mobile ambulatory services for surgeries and other medical interventions for livestock.
He said there was also a need for the provision of infrastructure – social amenities, educational facilities, and cattle markets at central locations to accelerate nomadic settlements.
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