{"id":44727,"date":"2021-06-21T14:20:15","date_gmt":"2021-06-21T14:20:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=44727"},"modified":"2021-06-21T14:20:15","modified_gmt":"2021-06-21T14:20:15","slug":"we-are-not-opposed-to-the-ban-on-open-grazing-miyetti-allah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=44727","title":{"rendered":"We are not opposed to the ban on open grazing \u2014Miyetti-Allah"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Herders-grazing-cattle-on-scarce-resources-in-Senegal.jpg\" alt=\"Senegal, Mauritania at risk of hunger, experts say\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The South-East Chairman of Miyetti-Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Gidado Siddiki, has said the group does not oppose the ban on open grazing, rather they seek an alternative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to him, \u201cyou cannot stop someone from doing business without providing an alternative on what to do.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He noted that the ban on open grazing by the Governors of Southern Nigeria would remain ineffective until an alternative to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/buharis-plan-to-grab-land-for-open-grazing-will-cause-more-violence-in-nigeria-huriwa\/\">open grazing<\/a>&nbsp;is provided for the herders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Siddiki lamented that they were not allowed to make submissions on the public hearing on constitution review.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He added that all the group knows is grazing, saying \u201cwhen you ban it, you need to tell them how they should graze their cows.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf there is an alternative, there is no problem, and that is the only thing we are begging for,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, he disclosed that ranching has not been provided for them as an alternative in conducting their business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen you say that you have banned open grazing, you need to tell us how we should graze our cows because what we know is grazing. If there is an alternative, there is no problem, and that is the only thing we are begging for,\u201d Siddiki added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The South-East Chairman of Miyetti-Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Gidado Siddiki, has said the group does not oppose the ban on open grazing, rather they seek an alternative. 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