Agriculture

Collaboration Vital for Food Security, Oyo Tells MACBAN

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By Iyabo Adebisi

The new executive officers of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Oyo State chapter, have been urged to collaborate with the Governor ‘Seyi Makinde-led administration to build peace and ensure food security in the state.

The state’s Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Mr Olasunkanmi Olaleye gave this advice at the inauguration of the new executives of the Miyetti Allah.

Mr Olaleye, while noting that the government’s doors remained open to the executive, said the government needed the cooperation of all stakeholders on direct participation in farming and business.

He urged the cattle breeders to preach peace and harmonious coexistence among their members activities. 

Mr Olaleye, who was represented by the Chief Veterinary Medical Officer, Control Post and Cattle Markets and Deputy Director, Veterinary Services, Dr Adeniran Liadi Mobolaji, lauded Governor Makinde for taking proactive steps to address herders-farmers’ clash in the state.

He added that the administration had also launched several initiatives to boost livestock production in the state, including free vaccination of large animals across the 33 local government areas of the state, free anthrax vaccination, the administration of 250,000 doses of PPR vaccines for sheep and goats, among others.

The commissioner congratulated the new executive members of Oyo MACBAN and reminded them of the state’s government’s digital identity cards for cattle breeders and dealers, stressing the need for their members to get the card to make it easy to identify genuine cattle breeders.

Earlier, the National President of MACBAN, Baba Usman Ngelzarma, lauded Governor Makinde’s tremendous and consistent support to herdsmen in Oyo State.

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Crime

Gunmen Kill 2 Miyetti Allah Chairmen

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Police in Nasarawa State have confirmed the killing of the state Chairman Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, MACBAN, Alhaji Muhammad Husseini.

State spokesperson, ASP Ramhan Nansel in a telephone interview with Radio Nigeria in Lafia, said Alhaji Muhammad was shot dead at Gudi Market in Kokona Local Government Area of the state.

He explained that two gunmen arrived at the market square around 7PM on Friday, and also killed Toto Local Government Chairman of MACBAN Alhaji Muhammad Umar.

A manhunt of the assailants has been launched, ASP Nansel added.

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Security

S/W Govs., Miyetti Allah Agree on Banning Night, Under-Age Grazing

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The Governors’ Forum has reached a consensus with the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, MACBAN, to ban night and under-aged grazing including illegal occupying of state forest reserves.

This was contained in a Communique issued in Akure after a meeting of the Governors’ forum with the leadership of MACBAN and heads of Security Agencies on emerging security challenges in the Southwest Geo-Political zone.

Reading the communique, Chairman of Governor’s forum, Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti state said free range grazing must be stopped while herders should embrace modern breeding process. 

The governor, who noted that MACBAN also suffers insecurity and kidnappings noted that the quit order of the Ondo State Government was meant for those occupying the forest reserves illegally . 

Jigawa  State’s Governor, Muhammed Abubakar and its Kebbi Counterpart, Abubakar Bagudu commended the Southwest Governors for the timely intervention .

National President, MiyettiAllah, Alhaji Muhammadu Kiruwa called on the members to join hand with governments to nip crimes in the bud.

Also in attendance were Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State, Gboyega Oyetola of Osun, Seyi Makinde of Oyo and former Deputy Governor of Osun State, Senator Iyiola Omisore.

Olorunferanmi Odofin