‘Southerners Are Not Second Class Citizens’, I Will Implement Ban On Open Grazing – Wike

Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike on Saturday said there is no going back on decision of Southern Governors to ban open grazing across the region. The Governors met in Asaba, Delta State on Tuesday and agreed to the ban as parts of efforts to solve the farmer-herder crisis sweeping the country. The decision has been frowned upon in some quarters. A former Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Prof. Usman Yusuf criticised the move, saying the Governors did not consult with the Fulani, a tribe renowned for nomadic cattle rearing. Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, on Friday

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