The national leadership of the Advanced Peoples Democratic Alliance (APDA), has warned against the setting up of cattle colonies in any state in the country.
The APDA national chairman, Mallam Mohammed Shittu, who rejected the proposal, said such colonies were strange and unconstitutional.
Speaking at a dinner in Abuja on Monday night, Shittu said: “Our constitution does not recognise cattle colony. It recognises cattle ranches and cattle grazing reserves.
“When you are talking about cattle colony, are you talking of where cattle meat is being sold?
“We believe that the establishment of cattle ranches or grazing reserves is an economically viable project that can generate millions of jobs and income for Nigerians and the country.
“But when you talk of cattle colony, we in APDA reject it. We support cattle ranches and grazing.”
The APDA chairman urged the Federal Government to, as a matter of urgency, find a lasting solution to the incessant herdsmen/farmers’ clashes in the country.
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