Buni urges local council chairmen to form a committee to oversee farmer and grazer activities in Yobe.

Buni urges local council chairmen to form a committee to oversee farmer and grazer activities in Yobe.

By: Yahaya Wakili

Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State has directed the chairmen of local government caretaker management committees to form a committee that would supervise between the grazers and farmers to avoid any conflict between them.

Governor Buni gave the directives while swearing in the 17 chairmen of the local government caretaker management committees at the Banquet Hall Government House, Damaturu.

He said, “You should pay attention to farmer-grazer relationships during this period of farm harvests, the migration of hardsmen, and the general harmony in your respective local government areas.”

Governor Mai Mala Buni warned that the government will not condone any act capable of breaching peace among farmers and grazers in rural communities and advised grazers to avoid trespassing on farmlands that are yet to be harvested. On the other hand, farmers should not block the cattle routes to hamper the free movement of livestock.

“If you didn’t forget, we have faced so many problems since COVID-19: flooding, Naira redesign, the removal of fuel subsidies, and others. All these problems, and the measure we take first is to face poverty. We ensure that our people in rural areas are provided food.

“This is the directive that we give to the SEMA and the local government to ensure that they purchase food items and give them out to the rural people before they harvest their food products, and all this is called supplementary food before the arrival of the food to store.”

Governor Mai Mala Buni also charged the local government chairmen to consider empowerment for youths and women in their respective local government areas, and he also talked about the unity with which we want to conduct the local government election. Therefore, I want to draw the attention of the local government chairmen and stakeholders in the local government.

“There is no reason that you are the local government chairman, but you are not on good terms with other groups. You are on good terms with other groups. If you are a chairman and you know that you are not on good terms with other groups, please try to settle with them,” he said.

He revealed that the government will conduct elections into the local government councils in May 2024 to deepen the democratic processes at the grassroots level.

Buni urges local council chairmen to form a committee to oversee farmer and grazer activities in Yobe.