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The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti state has asked Kayode Fayemi, governor of the state, to avoid creating cattle ranches with government funds.
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The report that members of the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) arrested Iskilu Wakili, a self-acclaimed Fulani warlord, over alleged kidnapping in Oyo state made the headlines in many Nigerian newspapers. The newly-introduced N5 for $1 policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and issues on the country's vaccination drive appeared on the cover pages.
The governors had in Akure, the Ondo State capital, on January 25, declared the ban.
The meeting in Akure was attended by the Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum and Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi; Governors Adegboyega Oyetola of Osun State, Muhammad Badaru of Jigawa State, Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State and Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State.
Apart from South-West governors, governors in the South-East had previously banned open grazing and movement of cows on foot into the South-East.
But speaking with the Punch, the Secretary General of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Saleh Alhassan, said the ban on open grazing was targeted to destroy the means of livelihood of the herdsmen and radicalise the herders.