Former Plateau governor Jonah Jang says his constituents are opposed to the creation of cattle colonies as proposed by his successor, Simon Lalong. Lalong had told State House correspondents in Abuja on Thursday that he would introduce cattle colonies instead of enacting a law to ban open cattle grazing in Plateau. “Cattle colonies are detrimental to the people and will not be accepted. According to him, Lalong was speaking for himself when he promised to establish the cattle colonies. He dismissed claims by the governor that people were already donating lands for the purpose of grazing and cattle colonies.

Source: The Guardian January 12, 2018 20:26 UTC