{"id":122385,"date":"2025-09-22T03:12:43","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T02:12:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=122385"},"modified":"2025-09-22T03:12:43","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T02:12:43","slug":"minister-unveils-grazing-reserve-facilities-in-fct","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/minister-unveils-grazing-reserve-facilities-in-fct\/","title":{"rendered":"\u200eMinister Unveils Grazing Reserve Facilities in FCT"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1843805889720627529\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div id=\"m#msg-f:1843805889720627529-header\" class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Daniel Adaji<\/div>\n<div id=\"m#msg-f:1843805889720627529-content\" class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u200e<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u200eThe Federal Government has taken steps to relocate cattle from the Abuja city centre into designated grazing reserves.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u200e<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u200e<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u200eTo facilitate this, the Minister of Livestock Development, Idi Maiha, on Saturday unveiled new facilities at the Kawu Grazing Reserve in the Federal Capital Territory.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u200e<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u200eSpeaking at the commissioning of a borehole project, Maiha said the initiative marked the translation of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu\u2019s Renewed Hope Agenda into \u201cpractical reality.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u200e<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u200eHe noted that recent consultations with livestock stakeholders, under the leadership of the Sultan of Sokoto, had secured commitments for the relocation.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u200e<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u200e\u201cThey gave us a commitment that they are ready to abide by any relocation measure to remove all the cattle roaming the Abuja cities today into the grazing reserves,\u201d the minister said. \u201cToday we have come with a bag full of commitments, dedication and passion.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u200e<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u200eMaiha explained that the 9,000-hectare Kawu reserve already hosts about 30,000 cattle and more than 10,000 people. He announced plans to provide multiple boreholes, pasture cultivation, solar power, schools, primary healthcare, and veterinary clinics in the area. \u201cWe are saying that this grazing reserve is going to come alive,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u200e<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u200eOn infrastructure, the minister revealed that discussions were ongoing with the Federal Capital Territory Administration and the World Bank\u2019s Rural Access and Mobility Project to rehabilitate a 15-kilometre access road and create internal road networks.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u200e<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u200eHe also emphasised the need for security presence to support the expected influx of livestock.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u200e<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u200eMaiha said the government was determined to develop all 417 grazing reserves nationwide. \u201cWith all these improvement projects, we are going to create Renewed Hope livestock villages all over the country,\u201d he stated.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u200e<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u200eSanusi Abubakar, National Project Coordinator of the World Bank-supported Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support Project (L-PRES), underscored the role of the initiative in addressing conflicts.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u200e<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u200e\u201cWe are coming with a lot of activities to do with provision of water, pasture, and animal health. Pasture and water are the main drivers of conflict, and if we get it right, I believe we reduce the conflict in a very big way,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u200e<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u200eSenior Special Assistant to the President on Livestock, Idris Ajimobi, disclosed that the 2024 budget had earmarked N13 billion for livestock interventions, complemented by international partnerships.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u200e<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u200eHe described the Kawu project as a pilot that would be replicated across other reserves. \u201cThe aim is once this pilot is complete, we can then go to other states and try and scale up there,\u201d Ajimobi explained.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u200e<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u200eOlamide Fagbuji, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Climate Technology and Operations, stressed the importance of sustainability.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u200e<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u200e\u201cLivestock is one of the key contributors to greenhouse gases. 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