The decision of southern governors to ban open grazing in the region has not been accepted fully by some northern organisations.
In fact, the Gan Allah Fulani Development Association (GAFDAN) has said that the governors’ position will come with some serious implications in the country.
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Alhaji Ibrahim Abdullahi, the national secretary of GAFDAN, told Nigerian Tribune that the ban will be counter-productive for the region especially in the 2023 presidential election.
Abdullahi noted that by the decision, the south is chasing potential northern voters from the zone.
Speaking further, he pointed out that it is wrong and rather unfortunate for the governor to end a system lucrative for herdsmen without creating an alternative for them.
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His words:
“You don’t just play politics. Some people want power to return to their region and they believe that the only way to go about it is to intimidate others. You want power to return to the South and you are driving people, about 17 million voters (Fulani), away. This step will definitely jeopardise the chances of the South to produce the next president come 2023.”
“The position of the forum is very unfortunate because you don’t stop a system unless you have provided an alternative to it.
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We are not against any new method of animal husbandry because we believe that the present system is outdated but then you don’t stop it overnight without providing alternative. So, the position of the governors is practically impossible under the present setup in Nigeria.
