{"id":38762,"date":"2021-05-27T14:25:49","date_gmt":"2021-05-27T13:25:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=38762"},"modified":"2021-05-27T14:25:49","modified_gmt":"2021-05-27T13:25:49","slug":"we-must-end-open-grazing-because-it-is-un-islamic-says-masari","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/05\/27\/we-must-end-open-grazing-because-it-is-un-islamic-says-masari\/","title":{"rendered":"We must end open grazing because it is un-Islamic, says Masari"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Governor of Katsina state, Aminu Masari has stated that open grazing is un-islamic and not the best for herders.<\/p>\n<p>This was stated by the governor while speaking with journalists on Tuesday in Katsina.<\/p>\n<p>Masari said the needed infrastructure should be provided for the herders so that they do not move cattle by foot.<\/p>\n<p>This is coming days after the\u00a0resolution of southern governors to ban <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/05\/26\/masari-backs-southern-governors-says-open-grazing-is-un-islamic\/\">open grazing<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu had stated that President Muhammadu Buhari wants the ranching of cattle and an end to open grazing.<\/p>\n<p>But Shehu had initially said the governors\u2019 proposed plan to enforce the ban is of \u201cquestionable legality\u201d and a show of power. The statement evoked reactions from Nigerians \u2014 with some condemning it.<\/p>\n<p>Masari said the movement of livestock \u201cis part of the problems we are having today\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is something we have to do through development, to provide necessary infrastructure that will prevent herders from moving,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe herders\u2019 movement is essentially in search of two things: water and fodder. If we can provide these two items, why should they move?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe roaming about, for us, is un-Islamic and it is not the best. It is part of the problems we are having today. I don\u2019t support [the idea] that we should continue with open grazing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Masari said he is in support of giving more constitutional power to the states.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI support devolution totally. The federal government is trying but the states need to have resources to implement what should have been implemented by the federal government,\u201d the governor said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf today the states will support the police, the police system will go up. If the states withdraw their support to security agencies, they won\u2019t be able to move from here to there.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Governor of Katsina state, Aminu Masari has stated that open grazing is un-islamic and not the best for herders. This was stated by the governor while speaking with journalists on Tuesday in Katsina. Masari said the needed infrastructure should be provided for the herders so that they do not move cattle by foot. 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