• VIDEOS
  • About
  • Contact
  • Despite Media
Ghana Election 2020
  • Home
  • Election 2020 Results
  • Local News
  • Politics
  • Showbiz
  • Sports
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • VIDEOS
  • Media
    • Videos
    • Audio
    • Photos
Local News
 
 
 
Home Politics Politics 202011

NDC To Earmark Grazing Zones, Water Bodies For Cattle — Mahama

03-Nov-2020
/ Politics, Politics
Email
Print
Comments 0
(0)
Comments
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter
 

The Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress(NDC), former President John Dramani Mahama, has stated that the next NDC government will earmark specific grazing zones and construct water bodies for cattle.

That, he said, would end the regular confusion that erupted between Fulani herdsmen and farmers as a result of complaints of the destruction of farmers’ crops by cattle.

He said it would construct modern cattle markets and abattoirs in Buipe and Accra to create easy access to markets for herdsmen as well as improve on livestock trade in the country.

“Population growth in the country has created a situation that has restricted areas that were formerly grazing areas of cattle so most of these areas are being used for residential purposes, so now the animals don’t get place to graze and this is one of the reasons why there is often confusion between herdsmen and the public, especially farmers, so we intend to earmark grazing zones for them to curb this menace,” he noted.

Annual prayers

He was speaking at the ninth annual prayer and conference of the Tabital Pulaaku International, an association of Fulanis in the Country in Buipe last Saturday, on the theme “Peaceful Prayer Towards Election 2020 and Beyond”.

The event brought together Fulanis with the view of drumming home the need for peace as the country goes to the polls on December 7, 2020, as well as draw attention to some disturbing developments against the Fulanis and measures that would result in behavioural change and protection for the fundamental human rights of Fulanis in Ghana.

Among the dignitaries that graced the occasion were the Paramount Chief of the Buipe Traditional Area, Buipewura Abdulai Jinapor, President of the Fulani Council of chiefs, Alhaji Bingle, the Member of Parliament for Yapei/Kusogu, Mr John Jinapor, the Savannah Regional Minister, Mr Adam Briamah.

Peaceful Coexistence

Mr Mahama called for tolerance and peaceful co-existence between Fulanis and members of the communities in which they operated.

He said many Fulanis in the country had been confronted with discrimination and were sometimes prevented from taking part in national events although they had been part of the Ghana since the 18th Century.

Stereotyping

For his part, the General Secretary of Tabital Pulaaku, Mr Yakubu Musah Barry, expressed worry about the continued ill treatment meted out to Fulanis by a section of the public and the security services because they were often tagged as a “very dangerous tribe”.

“Crime is a very important subject that cannot be ignored, especially in an era where Fulanis are tagged as a very dangerous tribe, this is an unfortunate situation which must be addressed since crime is crime and anybody who commits crime, whether a Fulani or other tribe, must be dealt with as an individual not as a tribe,” he said.

Education

For his part, Buipewura Jinapor encouraged the Fulani community in the country to take full advantage of the government’s Free Senior High School (FSHS) programme and other interventions in the educational sector to educate their children to make them responsible citizens in future.

Source: Graphic.com.gh

 

 
 

 

Comments ( 0 ): Post Your Comments >>

Disclaimer: Opinions expressed here are those of the writers and do not reflect those of Peacefmonline.com. Peacefmonline.com accepts no responsibility legal or otherwise for their accuracy of content. Please report any inappropriate content to us, and we will evaluate it as a matter of priority.
Featured Video
Previous Post

EC Responds To NDC's Concerns On Printing of Excess Ballot Papers For 2020 Polls

 
 

More Stories

Calls For Sammi Awuku To Be Appointed Minister In Akufo-Addo’s Next Government Intensify
Biden Inauguration Rehearsal Called Off As Fire Breaks Out At A Bridge Behind the US Capitol Building Amid Fears of An Imminent 'Insider Attack'
Akufo-Addo Promises To Live Up To Expectations
Parliament To Nominate Members Of 11 Standing C’tees
Apart from Attorney-General, I Qualify For Any Position In Government – Abronye DC
Muntaka’s Supreme Court judge bribery accusation; I don't think its true – Sophia Akuffo
What Happened To The COVID-19 Tracker App – Questions John Dumelo
Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu Replies Bagbin...How Did You Come By That 138 Figure?
Hon. Lydia Seyram Alhassan Backs Chief Of Staff For A Second Term

  Ghana Politcs

  • Politics
  • Election News
  • Parliament
  • 2020 Elections


 
 

Other Politics Stories

  • Calls For Sammi Awuku To Be Appointed Minister In Akufo-Addo’s Next Government Intensify

  • Biden Inauguration Rehearsal Called Off As Fire Breaks Out At A Bridge Behind the US Capitol Building Amid Fears of An Imminent 'Insider Attack'

  • Akufo-Addo Promises To Live Up To Expectations

  • Parliament To Nominate Members Of 11 Standing C’tees

  • Apart from Attorney-General, I Qualify For Any Position In Government – Abronye DC

  • Muntaka’s Supreme Court judge bribery accusation; I don't think its true – Sophia Akuffo

  • What Happened To The COVID-19 Tracker App – Questions John Dumelo

  • Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu Replies Bagbin...How Did You Come By That 138 Figure?

  • Hon. Lydia Seyram Alhassan Backs Chief Of Staff For A Second Term

  • Majority, Minority To Reflect In Composition

 

 
 

Popular Videos

Election Petition: Lawyer TK Highlights What Happened At The Supreme Court

Akrobeto Explains The Meaning Of Caucus + Reacts To Fomena MP’s Decision To Align With NPP

Lawyer Adom Appiah Reacts To Dr. Basit Bamba Claims That Supreme Court Panel of Judges Not Balance

We Won't Accept Celestine Donkor's Feature With Efya, Akwaboah As A Gospel Song - OB Nartey

Just 4 Laughs With Dan Kweku Yeboah & The Cardinal: Historic Moment NPP MPs Flock 2 Parliament @ 3am

You'll Meet As In Court To Prove Your Allegation - Golden Movie Awards CEO Tells Eddie Nartey

Peace FM Online and Despite Media

peacefmonline.com offers its reading audience with a comprehensive online source for up-to-the-minute news about politics, business, entertainment and other issues in Ghana

Follow us on social media:

Category

  • Home
  • Local News
  • Politics
  • Showbiz
  • Sports
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • Trivia
  • Foreign
  • Audio
  • Photos
  • Videos
  • Elections
Decision Time
Ghana Election 2020 2016 Elections
Services
Online Radio Audio on Demand Ghana Elections Advertise with Us
Useful Links
Despite Media About Us Contact Us Feedback Form Terms and Conditions Privacy
Our Brands
Despite Media UTV Peace FM Okay FM Hello FM Neat FM Peacefmonline
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Contact
  • Privacy

© 2020 Peacefmonline.com - An online portal owned and managed by Despite Media

  • Home
  • Local News
  • Politics
  • Showbiz
  • Sports
  • Business
  • Articles
  • Trivia
  • Foreign
  • Photos
  • Videos
  • Audio
  • Election 2020

© 2020 Peacefmonline.com - An online portal owned and managed by Despite Media