ABUJA- NORTHERN Senators and Senators from other geo-political zones of the country were sharply divided yesterday, with sharp disagreement when a Bill for an act to Establish the National Animal Husbandry and Ranches Commission for the Regulation, Management, Preservation and Control of Ranches throughout Nigeria; and for connected purposes 2024 came up to be debated on.
In his lead debate on the general principles of the bill, Zam who canvassed the need for the proposed Commission to manage, regulate, and preserve ranches across the country, said: “The proposed National Animal Husbandry and Ranches Commission is for management, preservation, and control of ranches throughout Nigeria.
“With dwindling productivity in crop production and herds, this conflict has reportedly cost the country an average of 3.5 million dollars or 47% of its internally generated revenue . “The absence of a regulatory framework or legislation on pastoralism and livestock mobility generally has created a chaotic scenario of SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST, between sedentary farmers and nomadic herders in Nigeria; my dear colleagues, this is not acceptable in the 21st-century civilized world.”