Bobi Grazing Reserve is a model boasts Niger govt
Saka Bolaji, Minna
The Secretary to the State Government (SSG) in Niger state, Ahmed Matane has reiterated the state government’s commitment towards making the Bobi Grazing Reserve in Mariga Local Government Area of the state a model in the country.
Matane stated this at the commissioning of rotational grazing project which consists of 21 paddocks provided by Schools for Africa, a non-governmental organization led by the Director, Phyllis Sortor.
The SSG explained that the measures taken by the state government to make Bobi Grazing Reserve a model would serve as an example to other state governments on how peace can be attained by providing herders with land and teach them how best to use the land.
He revealed that the state government has already gazetted the grazing reserve and has gone far with its development through the provision of all the necessary infrastructures to make it more functional.
Matane called on herdsmen to safeguard the facilities provided at the reserve from vandalization and charged them to also maintain the natural ecosystem in order to achieve the set goals and objectives.
The SSG called on the leaders of the herdsmen at the grazing reserve to be very vigilant, security conscious and report all suspicious characters, movements and objects to security agents.
“Security is everybody’s responsibility, therefore, all hands must be on deck in complementing government’s efforts toward safeguarding the lives and property of the people”, Matane added.
He commended the Director, Schools for Africa, Phyllis Sortor for her doggedness and support to the development of the grazing reserve as well as educating the wards of the herdsmen.
In her remarks, the Director, Schools for Africa, Phyllis Sortor disclosed that the planned rotational grazing system is being used successfully all over the world to not only feed cattle, but to save land from desertification.
She said the expansion of the Bobi Grazing Reserve is a welcome development as the School for Africa would continue to teach and demonstrate the planned, rotational grazing so that the grazing land provided will be properly developed and useful for many years to come.
