After Slamming Ortom, Lalong Rejects Cattle Colony

Says Not In My Imagination

Plateau State governor, Simon Lalong, has joined a growing list of governors to reject the Federal Government’s planned cattle colonies for Herdsmen across the country.

The governor in a statement signed by Dan Manjang, his special adviser, media and publicity, said cattle colonies in his state is not in his imagination.

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Lalong was reacting to reports alleging that has carved out some parts of the state for the establishment of cattle colonies following sustained pressure from Fulani Herdsmen.

But describing the report as false and mischevious, the Plateau governor urged residents of the state to “bury any such imagination” and carry on their normal business.

The statement read: “The attention of the executive governor of Plateau state, Rt. Hon. Simon Bako Lalong has been drawn to the news making the rounds, particularly in the Social Media that “parts of Riyom, Barkin Ladi and Bokkos local government areas have been carved out for the creation of colonies for cattle, in fulfilment of his promises to the Fulani who have pressured him, to either cede those areas or he faces the other side of their viciousness which may cost his aspirations”.

“The governor herein after state unequivocally that this thinking is not only the figment of the imagination of its authors, who want to make political capital out of it, but false, malicious and highly mischievous.

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“Governor Simon Bako Lalong has and does not contemplate such action and he further calls on all good citizens of Plateau to bury such imagination of these elements, who are bent on throwing the State into confusion. Cattle colonies are not in the imagination of Governor Lalong.

“Consequently, the governor urges all peace loving citizens of Plateau State to discountenance such mischievous information but to gravitate towards issues that unite us rather than those that divide us.”

Meanwhile, the development is coming weeks after the Plateau governor slammed his Benue counterpart for passing an Anti-Open Grazing Prohibition and Establishment of Ranches Law. The outlawed open grazing in the state and compelled livestock breeder to ranch them.

Lalong, he advised Ortom against implementing the anti-grazing law without alternative.

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