Governors of the South-Eastern States have
kicked against the federal government’s planned creation of cattle ranches in
the zone.
Governors Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi and David Umahi of
Enugu and Ebonyi states, and the deputies of Abia and Anambra states, revealed
this after a meeting on Sunday night in Enugu.
Chairman of the group, Umahi, revealed that the
governors decided that ranching will not be permitted in the zone.
Although he said the Federal Government is yet
to ask for the donation of land from the zone, he said if such request is made,
it would not be acceded to.
No land in the South-east has been donated for
ranching. We have not donated any land; we have not been asked to donate and we
are not going to donate.
Ranching is not approved by the South-east
governors in the South-east. Absent at the meeting was the Imo State
Governor, Rochas Okorocha, the only governor under the All Progressives
Congress (APC) in the zone.
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