The newspaper review for June 20, leads with the federal government's plan to set up cattle ranches in Adamawa, Benue, Ebonyi, Edo, Kaduna, Nasarawa, Oyo, Plateau, Taraba and Zamfara to end herders, farmers’ crisis among other stories.
Punch reports that the federal government and states have agreed to set up cattle ranches in 10 states — Adamawa, Benue, Ebonyi, Edo, Kaduna, Nasarawa, Oyo, Plateau, Taraba and Zamfara to end herders, farmers’ crisis in the country.
The 10 states are in the first phase of the national ranching project.
This was disclosed on Tuesday in Abuja at the unveiling of the National Economic Council’s National Livestock Transformation Plan as part of efforts to end clashes between farmers and herdsmen.
Punch newspaper for Wednesday, June 20. Photo credit: snapshot from NAIJ.com.
The Guardian reports that the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has asked the federal government to caution the Adamawa state government against a hasty implementation of the death sentence handed to five Christian youths for allegedly killing a Fulani herdsman.
Justice Abdul-Azeez Waziri of the state’s High Court recently sentenced Alex Amos, Alheri Phanuel, Holy Boniface, Jerry Gideon and Jari Sabagi to death for killing.
The youths, on June 1, 2017, allegedly attacked three herdsmen, killed one of them, Adamu Buba, threw his corpse into a river, and destroyed several cows.
CAN president, Rev. Samson Ayokunle, noted that while the umbrella Christian body does not support jungle justice or criminality, it regrets how hundreds of its members in Southern Kaduna, Benue, Taraba, Plateau, Enugu States and others have been killed and are still being killed daily by yet-to-be apprehended criminals parading as Fulani herdsmen.
Guardian newspaper for Wednesday, June 20. Photo credit: snapshot from NAIJ.com.
This Day reports that barring any last minute deal, All Progressives Congress (APC) governors and the National Working Committee (NWC) may clash over the composition of a consensus list for aspirants to party offices at the national convention holding on Saturday.
This Day gathered that the presidency had struck a deal with the governors and other top leaders of the party to drop, from the consensus list, names of all outgoing national officers seeking re-election, except the National Secretary, Mai-Mala Buni.
It was, however, learnt that the proposal did not go down well with the affected NWC members who had threatened to stage a walkout at the convention if the decision was not reversed.
This Day newspaper for Wednesday, June 20. Photo credit: snapshot from NAIJ.com.
The Nation reports that the Oyo state government has urged custodians of the Egungun Festival in the state not to renege on their promise of celebrating a festival devoid of violence and hooliganism.
The government noted that peace, security and safety had been predominant during stakeholders’ meetings involving heads of masquerades across the state: the Olori Alaagba, the Aare Isese from the zones and custodians of the masquerades with government officials at the Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism.
It said representatives of the government’s security department always attended such meetings preceding this year’s Egungun season.
In a joint statement by the commissioner for information, culture and tourism, Mr. Toye Arulogun and the special adviser to Governor Ajimobi on Community Relations, Alhaji Bidemi Siyanbade, the government said another stakeholders’ meeting will be held today at 12 noon to further deliberate and consolidate the modalities and conduct of masquerades during this year’s Egungun Festival.
The Nation newspaper for Wednesday, June 20. Photo credit: snapshot from NAIJ.com.
Vanguard reports the federal government, yesterday, said it was not unaware of possible infiltration of Nigeria by members of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, ISIS, but vowed that it was ready to contend them.
This came as the federal government directed security agencies at all airports to immediately increase surveillance and vetting of airlines’ personnel and screening of passengers.
They were also instructed to increase vigilance on restricted areas at the airports. Meanwhile, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, yesterday, said it had beefed security up at the major airports in the country following a recent report that insurgents were sneaking into Nigeria from Syria.
Vanguard newspaper for Wednesday, June 20. Photo credit: snapshot from NAIJ.com.
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