The Governor of Katsina state, Aminu Masari has said open grazing is un-Islamic and not the best for herders.
Masari who was speaking on Tuesday with journalists in Katsina stated that the needed infrastructure should be provided for the herders so that they do not move cattle by foot.
Masari said the movement of livestock “is part of the problems we are having today”.
“This is something we have to do through development, to provide necessary infrastructure that will prevent herders from moving,” he said.
“The herders’ movement is essentially in search of two things: water and fodder. If we can provide these two items, why should they move?
“The roaming about, for us, is un-Islamic and it is not the best. It is part of the problems we are having today. I don’t support [the idea] that we should continue with open grazing.”
