By Sani Gazas Chinade, Damaturu
HOTPEN – The National Chairman Kulen Allah Cattle’s Rearers Association of Nigeria (KACRAN) Hon Khalid Mohammed Bello has Commends His Excellencies President Muhammadu Buhari and Yobe State Governor Mai Mala Buni and Chairman APC Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, on their efforts for jointly awarding a multi billions naira livestock Development projects in Jakusko Nasari Grazing reserves Yobe State, which are currently under execussion.
Addressing newsmen in Yobe, the chairman said “We members of Kulen Allah Cattle Rearers Association of Nigeria (KACRAN), as a partner in progress to Federal and Yobe State Governments always interested with any move make by our Governments towards the development of livestock sector across the country wish to commend them for the said unforgettable gesture.
“Our commendation is necessitated by the fact that, we view it as a right positive move in a right direction, more especially at this time when Herders all over the country are experiencing untold hardship due to the nagetive infact of global warming, shortage of animals feed and water points are moving from one place to another in search of Animal feed and water points.
The move that mostly used to caused avoidable conflicts and bloodshed between Herders and their beloved brothers Herders truly, the execution of the below livestock Development projects which includes: milking collection center, milking palor, vetirenary clinic, dispensary, primary school, aqualture, feed milk, warehouse, earth dams, access road, security Post, admin block, mosque, 40 housing units, etc, deserve commendation and expression of gratefulness to us the Pastoralists stakeholders, and all peace loving Nigerians.
At the same time, KACRAN is on the strong view that, had it being, the entire governors of the Northern states are doing same in there respective states, the wanton clashes between Herders and Farmers that is seriously disterbing Nigeria will be amicably bring to an end, where by peace and unity will be achieved throughout the Northern region of this country and the whole country.
“We also want to use this golden opportunity to thank His Excellency the Deputy governor of Yobe State Hon Idi Barde Gubana (Wazirin Fune), Dr Mairo Ahmed Amshi the Hon Commissioner of Agriculture and Natural Resources, the Permeant secretary Alh Musa Usman and the entire members of the implementation committee appointed by H E Hon Mai Mala Buni for their giant striat towards proper supervision of the said projects.
Similarrly, on behalf of the entire members of Kulen Allah Cattle Rearers Association of Nigeria (KACRAN), Yobe State Herders and other pastoralists that are massively coming into the state to exploit its accommodative tendencies, special vegitations, peaceful nature and benifit directly from the projects under discussion.
Therefore “we wishes to immensely thank the Managing Director of Gaidam Motors Ventures Limited, Alh Saminu Gaidam who was the first person to start and successfully finish his contract of building milking collection center and milking palor, which he did with honesty and utmost sincerity .”
According to him, “Above all, we are extremely grateful to him for providing to our people a solar borhole as sadakatul jariya, where they are freely feching water for their drinking and that of their livestock.”
“We call on the other contractors to emulate the managing Director of Gaidam motors ventures Limited in the execution of their projects so that they will be commended by us the actual benificies of the said extraordinary livestock Developmen projects worthy for mentioning and commendation.”
The Chairman KACRAN also thanking Federal and Yobe State Governments for their magnanimity to Yobe State Herders by expending billions naira to end their hardship and improve their lives standard, “we strongly call on all Nothern governors who are yet to see the wisdom of ending their Herders problem by engaging the most lucrative business of developing livestock sector in their states to hugely enjoy collection of endless taxes to kindly emulate Federal and Yobe State Governments in doing same for their state’s benifit and that of the country at large.