President Buhari Approves Committee To Review Grazing Reserves Across 25 States
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday, approved the recommendations of a committee to review “with dispatch” 368 grazing sites across 25 states in the country “to determine the levels of encroachment.” The president’s directive followed his approval of the recommendations of a committee chaired by the Chief of Staff the President, Ibrahim Gambari. The Official Spokesperson to President Buhari, Garba Shehu made this known in a statement issued on Thursday. Members of the committee include the governor of Kebbi State and Vice-chairman, National Food Security Council, Abubakar Atiku Bagudu; governor of Ebonyi State and chairman of NEC Sub-Committee for National Livestock Transformation Plan, David Umahi; Minister of Water Resources, Suleiman Adamu; Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sabo Nanono; Minister of Environment, Dr. Mohammad Mahmood Abubakar, and deputy chief of staff, Ade Ipaye.