- Senator Adeola Olamilekan has rejected the planned cattle colony by the federal government
- He also called the governors in the southwest to move against the planned policy
- Adeola noted that the proposed cattle colony would not end herdsmen/farmers clashes in the southwest
The lawmaker representing Lagos west at the Senate, Solomon Adeola, has called on state governors in the south western part of the country to be proactive in finding solutions to attacks by herdsmen in the region.
The Sun reports that Adeola, an Ogun state governorship aspirant under the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), also noted that the call became imperative on the face of herdsmen attacks and killings spreading across the nation.
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NAIJ.com gathered that he pointed out that with the recent incidences in Ogun state and other south west states, the governors should, however, reject the cattle colony being considered by the federal government.
The call was contained in a statement signed by the media aide to Adeola, Kayode Odunaro and made available to newsmen on Monday, January 29, in Abeokuta.
According to the senator, who is the chairman of Senate committee on local content, the proposed cattle colony would not end herdsmen/farmers clashes in the southwest, but would rather destroy the socio-cultural way of life of the Yoruba people.
Adeola said: “The controversial cattle colony being considered by the federal government as a solution the herdsmen/farmers clashes should not be considered by any state governments from all Yoruba and as its far reaching socio-economic and political effects promises to destroy the socio-cultural way of life of Yoruba.
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From records of such colonies in the past, it is a source of conflicts for even generations yet unborn.
Meanwhile, NAIJ.com had previously reported that the federal government of Nigeria recently announced that it is aware of the current tension over its proposal to create cattle colonies across the nation.
In a recent message posted on its official Twitter page, it said it has utmost respect for all the views aired on the subject. In the tweet, the federal government made it clear that no land will be forcefully taken from people for the colonies.
The tweet disclosed that 16 states have agreed to contribute 5,000 hectares of land each for this purpose.
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Source: Naija.ng