{"id":43617,"date":"2021-05-13T14:45:15","date_gmt":"2021-05-13T14:45:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=43617"},"modified":"2021-05-13T14:45:24","modified_gmt":"2021-05-13T14:45:24","slug":"ndume-disagrees-with-southern-govs-over-ban-on-open-grazing-proffers-solutions-to-redress-insecurity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=43617","title":{"rendered":"Ndume disagrees with Southern govs over ban on open grazing, proffers solutions to redress insecurity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Chairman, Senate Committee on Army, Ali Ndume, has disagreed with the consensus of the Southern Governors to outlaw open grazing as a means of redressing insecurity in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ripples Nigeria had reported that the Southern Governors Forum (SGF), at its meeting held in Asaba, Delta State Capital, on Tuesday, unanimously prohibited open grazing in the region in order to checkmate herders-farmers clashes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nonetheless, Ndume<\/a> opined during a news conference in Abuja that the security issues plaguing the country are not about open grazing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the lawmaker, every region has its unique challenges which must be tackled on its basis and antecedents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The lawmaker said: \u201cThe governors are deviating from the matter. The problem is not about open grazing. The problem is security. Most of the insecurity problems confronting Nigeria is not in the bush.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe have four different types of security challenges. We have the insurgency in the North East, IPOB through the Eastern Security Network is creating insecurity in the South East, there is banditry in the North West.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt is only in the North Central that we have issues of farmers-herders clashes. There is less problem in the South\u2013West except for the clashes between the herdsmen and the farmers and the agitators for the Yoruba nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSimilarly, in the South-South, they are trying to instigate the avengers but so far the area is peaceful. The issue of insecurity is unique to each zone.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In order to ensure the battle is won, Ndume urged the Federal Government to equip the military with the requisite weaponry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He also said salaries and allowances of military personnel ought to be paid in time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat means even if they will stop paying us and use the money to tackle security. Is it not when you are secure that you talk of other things? It is not only the politicians but everybody.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf you know that you cannot move out of your house and they say sacrifice your salary, won\u2019t you do it? Many people are working from home, yet they are being paid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey should stop paying salaries and address the whole issue of insecurity. If you don\u2019t have money, stop paying salaries and allowances and use the money to provide security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf you are borrowing money to provide infrastructure, why can\u2019t we borrow money to protect our people?\u201d Ndume said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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