Still on grazing settlement

We in the southwest consume over 10,000 cattle everyday brought mostly from the North. We hardly farm or rear cattle yet we feel we don't need Ruga. Some have even ridiculously suggested that Sambiza forest should be used for Ranching without considering the cost of shipping cattle from Sambiza to the west and the resultant effect on what the price of such cattle will be and the accompanying hardship that will birth.

To be fair, if there is settlement for this people, I have read that it is not limited to Fulani herdsmen but all cattle rearers regardless of tribe. Having such settlement in a region where majority of the cattle rearers by the Fulanis is being consumed Is not a bad idea at all, apart from the boost in trade exchange this will reduce the cost of cattle aid knowledge and fasten understanding of this people called Fulani. Part of our fear is just because we don't know them. It is common for man to fear what we don't know.

Just as I have said, the proposed solution by the federal government is the best solution yet that does not mean there are no other solution or the best that could be relied on. If there is any other solution please suggest and stop condemning a solution when you don't have a better one.

I must say this this; at times i wonder if we as a nation ever wanted solution to any problems facing is as a nation. We complain about problems and yearn for viable solution but the moment a solution is proposed we turn back again to condemn, criticise efforts. The truth is no solution to a problem is all encompassing because a solution always come with another unpredictable problem. In my year five in the university I did jurisprudence and I was exposed to  a particular philosopher's philosophy which says " the greatest good for the greatest number". Once a decision of a particular government is for the greatest good and it will positively affect the greatest number then a government can go ahead regardless of protest against such solution. Frankly, any steps taking to resolve insecurity and constant clash between farmers and herdsmen that has  led  to lost of lives is for the greatest good.

Again all those criticising me on my stand on this has not said the proposed solution is a bad one but all predicated their criticism on sentiment of fear of domination. Regrettably, even Yoruba leaders that apparently had a fall out with the president are also peddling this sentiment. When ever we have  Christian president or president from a different tribe the North don't raise issues of christenizing Nigeria or that of domination but the moment a Northerner becomes a president, this crazy sentiment raises is crazy head