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‘It’s Not Stuffing Dollars” – Miyetti Allah Tackles Gov. Ganduje Over Comment On Transhumance
- What alternative has Ganduje provided for the herders?
- He’s playing to the gallery – Miyetti Allah
Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, says some governors have not made conscious effort to implement their recommendations on ranching and sedentary cattle rearing system.
In an interview with Punch on Wednesday, Saleh Alhassan, national secretary of the association, said the the governors are only playing to the gallery and speaking from both sides of their mouths.
Alhassan picked on Abdullahi Ganduje, governor of Kano, berating the governor for his position on the relocation of herders.
In January, Ganduje said there should be a law banning the movement of cattle from the north to the south.
The governor also said his administration is already building a settlement with houses, a dam, an artificial insemination centre, and a veterinary clinic for herders in a forest near Kano’s border with Katsina.
But in the interview, Alhassan said l the governor’s statement was nothing more than cheap political talk.
He wondered where the herders will stay if there are no adequate provisions in place for the herders to cater to their needs and demands before inviting them to the state, wondering if Ganduje will accommodate them in government’s house.
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He added that putting such a plan in place is not as easy as “stuffing dollars” in one’s cloth.
“Let him put in place the infrastructure. Kano is a semi-arid state. What has he provided even to the herders in Kano? Kano is a heavily cultivated area during the dry season. So, what alternative have you provided for the herders? It is not about cheap idle political talks. These are real issues,” Alhassan said.
“Like, I have the capacity to absorb 10,000 herders. This is what I have provided for them. This is where they will water their animals. This is where they will get their feeds. You don’t just come and say they should move to Kano. If they move to Kano, are they going to be in his government house? It is not stuffing dollars. I’m sorry to say that”
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