Tinubu kicks against Open Grazing, Backs Power Devolution
Tinubu kicks against Open Grazing, Backs Power Devolution
Tinubu on his part weighed in on the hersdmen killings in Benue and Taraba states, saying it was time government put a stop to open grazing. He however expressed his support for devolution of powers.
“2019 must not be a game between players similar in every way save the political party costume they wear. The election to come must be a contest of different visions for the nation’s present and future”, he said.
On killing of people in Benue and Taraba states, Tinubu said; “Against this backdrop, we must take prudent action. It is incumbent on the federal government to do what past governments neglected to do. We must forget our age-old prejudices in order to resolve this problem. What we need is serious committed action. At its essence, this crisis was not born of religious or ethnic hatred. It is about a shrinking amount of grass and water.
“As we commend these security measures, we must not lose sight of the fact that the problem bears an economic origin. Thus, agro-economic policy initiatives must help shape the lasting solution. The crux of the matter is that the nomadic way of life is fast becoming obsolete. Large scale nomadic practice does not belong in this day and age. This is reality and it is inescapable.
“Thus, herders have no right to cling to this way of life by killing others. Government must stop their violence but also offer them a viable new way of life by moving them toward more modern, non-nomadic cattle rearing”.
He also spoke against the current fuel subsidy regime in the country.
“We must reform the current fuel subsidy regime. At this stage it causes more problems than it cures. Bottlenecks of long fuel queues, erratic supply, resultant economic dislocations for consumers from lack of fuel and the corrupt practices of trade insiders undermine the good intentions upon which the subsidy is based. Currently, the subsidy does not benefit the average person. It sweetly profits the elites who manipulate the program to their own advantage. We need to allow market forces to more directly determine price. We need to open the now closed market to more suppliers”.
The third speaker at the event, nollywood actress, Kate Henshaw lamented the growing culture of gerontocracy in Africa, saying it was high time the elders left the stage for the younger ones.
She said, “every election year, we do the same thing, and expect different results”.
Advising political parties to refrain from parading spent forces who have been tested but cannot be trusted, Henshaw urged them to instead reach out to highly-cerebral young Nigerians who have the wherewithal to rescue the nation from the albatross.
Source: Vanguard
Tinubu on his part weighed in on the hersdmen killings in Benue and Taraba states, saying it was time government put a stop to open grazing. He however expressed his support for devolution of powers.
“2019 must not be a game between players similar in every way save the political party costume they wear. The election to come must be a contest of different visions for the nation’s present and future”, he said.
On killing of people in Benue and Taraba states, Tinubu said; “Against this backdrop, we must take prudent action. It is incumbent on the federal government to do what past governments neglected to do. We must forget our age-old prejudices in order to resolve this problem. What we need is serious committed action. At its essence, this crisis was not born of religious or ethnic hatred. It is about a shrinking amount of grass and water.
“As we commend these security measures, we must not lose sight of the fact that the problem bears an economic origin. Thus, agro-economic policy initiatives must help shape the lasting solution. The crux of the matter is that the nomadic way of life is fast becoming obsolete. Large scale nomadic practice does not belong in this day and age. This is reality and it is inescapable.
“Thus, herders have no right to cling to this way of life by killing others. Government must stop their violence but also offer them a viable new way of life by moving them toward more modern, non-nomadic cattle rearing”.
He also spoke against the current fuel subsidy regime in the country.
“We must reform the current fuel subsidy regime. At this stage it causes more problems than it cures. Bottlenecks of long fuel queues, erratic supply, resultant economic dislocations for consumers from lack of fuel and the corrupt practices of trade insiders undermine the good intentions upon which the subsidy is based. Currently, the subsidy does not benefit the average person. It sweetly profits the elites who manipulate the program to their own advantage. We need to allow market forces to more directly determine price. We need to open the now closed market to more suppliers”.
The third speaker at the event, nollywood actress, Kate Henshaw lamented the growing culture of gerontocracy in Africa, saying it was high time the elders left the stage for the younger ones.
She said, “every election year, we do the same thing, and expect different results”.
Advising political parties to refrain from parading spent forces who have been tested but cannot be trusted, Henshaw urged them to instead reach out to highly-cerebral young Nigerians who have the wherewithal to rescue the nation from the albatross.
Source: Vanguard
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