- The three leading socio-political groups in Benue state, Mdzough U Tiv, Ochetoha K’Idoma and Omi Ny ’ Igede, have rejected FG's cattle routes move
- In a joint statement, they rejected the move, adding that the proposed cattle routes are no more fashionable and acceptable
- The group also said that federal government's attempt towards diversification of economy through agriculture cannot be materialised with the purported cattle routes
The federal government's plan to reopen cattle routes across the country was met with outright rejection in Benue state as the three strong socio-political groups in the state vehemently turned down the new move.
In a report available in The Punch, the three groups namely Mdzough U Tiv, Ochetoha K’Idoma and Omi Ny ’ Igede had on Tuesday, November 27, rejected the cattle routes in Benue state, a development they said is no more fashionable and feasible.
Legit.ng gathers that at a world press conference held in Markudi, the president general of Mdzough U Tiv, Edward Ujege, Adoya Amali of Ochetoha K’Idoma and the Omi Ny ’ Igede leader, Ben Okpa, unanimously rejected the federal government's proposed plan to mark out cattle routes in the state.
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Earlier, President Muhammadu Buhari, addressing leaders of All Progressives Congress (APC) from Benue state, had stated that federal government is "working hard to reopen old cattle routes."
But in a counter reaction to the development, the groups questioned presidency's sincerity on the purported move.
They said: "If the federal government is sincere about the claimed diversification of the economy through agriculture and plans to encourage commercial farming, how will this succeed when the same government is planning to open up old grazing routes, some of which are now being occupied as a result of development in the society?”
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Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that Benue state governor, Samuel Ortom, had threatened to report Senator George Akume to the supreme assembly of the Tiv area traditional council over accusations that the state government was behind killings in the state.
In a statement officially sent to the media, Ortom gave the threats at Tyulen in Guma local government area on Monday, November 26, during a funeral oration at the burial of Mama Roseline Adzuu, mother of a member representing Guma in the state House of Assembly, Terseer Adzuu, and the governor's senior special assistant on administration, Frank Adzuu.
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