The Tarok Natives under aegis of Yendel O’Tarok movement has rejected the bill on grazing reserves Stakeholders and Custodians of the land in Langtang North and Langtang South LGAs and by extension,  its entirety for the purpose of peace, unity and progress.

Spokeswoman of the movement Miss Tabitha Goselle stressed that; “we are here to refute, reject and refuse that any inch of Tarok land be given for the purported grazing reserve will resisted by the natives.

She maintained that “the National Grazing Reserve Establishment and Development Bill, 2011”, sponsored by Senator Zainab Kure before the National Assembly to issue this  indicating our vehement refusal and total rejection to the Grazing Reserve Commission Bill.

Miss Goselle said the statement credited by PRTVC to the Government of Plateau State, the Commissioner of Water Resources, Engr. Ja’afaru Wuyep, the interim Committee Chairman of Langtang North, Chief Dan Dul and the Ponzhi Bwarat, S.S. Sambo that the people of Langtang North have agreed to give out 5 hectares of land out of their heritage for the grazing reserve, is a fallacy, non-existent and the imagination of those who are looking for acceptability and support from President Muhammadu Buhari and the Caliphate.

According to them conflicting statements by state functionaries, like the Governor, the DG, Peace Building Agency and the Commissioner of Water Resources are merely diversionary to hoodwink the gullible members of the general public into accepting the Grazing Reserve Bill in the name of ranching which does not exist in the Bill.

We have consulted members of the Plateau State House of Assembly, Leaders, but they were shocked at the listing of Plateau State as one of the eleven states and the FCT, mentioned by the Minister of Agriculture, Audu Ogbe as grazing reserve.

The members cautioned that no inch of the state’s land will be surrendered for any grazing reserve.

They rather, are expecting an apology from the Governor, the Commissioner of Water Resources and all those that were involved in the statement.

 

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