The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike has vowed to put an end to open grazing in Abuja, saying such can no longer be tolerated.
The former governor of Rivers State said this in a press conference in Abuja on Monday, hours after his swearing-in.
He said:
“We will consult with the herdsmen to see how we will stop [open grazing] because we cannot allow cows inside the city. They can be outside the city because the grasses are outside the city. The grasses in the city were planted to beautify the city. It is not that one that they would eat.
So, we will discuss. It is important. Let us say it, you are driving inside the [Presidential] Villa for example, and you see about 20,000 to 40,000 goats, if foreigners see that, how would they feel?”
