Benue: ECRI rejects Pilot Ranching, demands return of IDPs to ancestral homes
- ✦Leva, a former Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Benue State chapter, argued that Benue already had a legal framework prohibiting open grazing and regulating livestock management, stressing that any Federal Government initiative must respect existing state laws and the rights of landowners and farming communities.
- Rev. Leva By Peter Duru, Makurdi The Ebenezer Christian Relief Initiative (ECRI) has rejected the proposed pilot ranching programme in Benue State, insisting that the state has no land to accommodate the initiative and urging the Federal Government to prioritise the return of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) to their ancestral homes.
- The Chairman of ECRI, Rev. Dr Augustine Leva, stated this in Makurdi during a press briefing, where he maintained that the organisation would not support the implementation of pilot ranching in the state.
- Leva, a former Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Benue State chapter, argued that Benue already had a legal framework prohibiting open grazing and regulating livestock management, stressing that any Federal Government initiative must respect existing state laws and the rights of landowners and farming communities.
By Peter Duru, Makurdi The Ebenezer Christian Relief Initiative (ECRI) has rejected the proposed pilot ranching programme in Benue State, insisting that the state has no land to accommodate the initiative and urging the Federal Government to prioritise the return of Internally Displaced Persons...
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What is the latest development regarding Benue State?
Rev. Leva By Peter Duru, Makurdi The Ebenezer Christian Relief Initiative (ECRI) has rejected the proposed pilot ranching programme in Benue State, insisting that the state has no land to accommodate the initiative and urging the Federal Government to prioritise the return of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) to their ancestral homes.
Who are the key organizations or public figures mentioned?
The Chairman of ECRI, Rev. Dr Augustine Leva, stated this in Makurdi during a press briefing, where he maintained that the organisation would not support the implementation of pilot ranching in the state.
What are the broader implications of this development?
Leva, a former Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Benue State chapter, argued that Benue already had a legal framework prohibiting open grazing and regulating livestock management, stressing that any Federal Government initiative must respect existing state laws and the rights of landowners and farming communities.
