Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun has said that the state is not willing to give an “an inch of its land” for cattle ranching.
Concise News recall that the Federal Government is planning to establish ranches across the country to tame the recurrent herdsmen and farmers clashes.
However, Aregbesola said the state already has a ranch in Oloba community, saying there was no need to give out land for such purpose again.
“Osun has its own ranch in Oloba, Iwo and there is a programme to set up ranches in the three senatorial districts in the state,” the governor told Punch.
“The Oloba cattle ranch is already functioning by providing cattle ranching and ram-fattening services.
“Plans are in advanced stages to bring the high yielding Boran cattle to Oloba for breeding and crossbreeding with our local breeds.
“All these have been going on since 2012 as part of the agriculture development programme of the Aregbesola administration and precede the herdsmen farmers brouhaha.
“If the Federal Government wants to buy into this, it is welcome. The state, however, is not ceding an inch of its land for any other purpose.”
