Retired court registrar protests cattle colonies

A retired court registrar, Chief Anthony Merayebu, yesterday carried out a lone protest in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, against the proposed cattle colonies across Nigeria.

Merayebu, 72, sought audience with Governor Abiola Ajimobi to express his grievances against the idea and suggest a solution.

To the retired court worker, President Muhammadu Buhari should urgently restructure Nigeria because it is the panacea to the economic and social problems confronting the nation.

He insisted that restructuring Nigeria would end the myriads of problems causing upheavals in the land.

To end the current herdsmen/farmers clashes, Merayebu advised the Federal Government to irrigate parts of the vast land in the North to get sufficient grass for cattle grazing.

The septuagenarian said the North has enough land to accommodate herdsmen, adding that irrigation, which the government has embraced to help northern farmers, would also serve herdsmen in their business.

This, he said, would prevent clashes between farmers and herdsmen.

Merayebu sympathised with those attacked by herdsmen in Benue and Taraba states, saying he felt for them because he also has children and relatives.

Though he was not able to see Ajimobi, the lone protester handed his letter of protest and recommendation to the governor’s office for onward passage to Mr President.

Merayebu said he retired in Plateau State as a court registrar.

According to him, he carried out the lone protest for the sake of the younger generation to save the nation’s future.

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