There were so many issues deliberated upon by Southern governors when they met recently in Asaba, Delta state of Nigeria. Viewers Corner News team applauds the Southern governors for taking a bold step in finding solutions that would end insecurity and bring peace among all ethnic groups in the country.
Although some groups of individuals in Nigeria are criticizing the Southern governors for some of the decisions they took on various issues and call it betrayal. Those who are criticizing Southern governors have a right to their opinion as democracy has given everyone the freedom to speak their minds on any issue at all times. However, the Viewers Corner News team has different views concerning those criticizing the resolution of Southern governors. Certain decisions human beings make in life are as a result of something at any given point. The governors did not call for this meeting last year or the last two years to take decisions that they took recently, but because of the unbearable incidences happening in their environment which prompted such an outcome. They took the decision to protect the people who voted for them to office.
The Viewers Corner News team is in support of the resolutions of the Southern governors and we call it a brave one, most especially on issue of open grazing. Nigeria as a country should embrace the modern method of grazing. It is very wrong to move cows from one location to another in this digital era. Such a practice is so primitive that it destroys people’s crops, which are their means of livelihood, especially in the southern part of Nigeria, and no one is talking about it. This is not fair.
Ranches should be encouraged. Those who are in the cow business, which Nigerians believe is a private and lucrative business venture, should make adequate plans on how to run their cow business by applying to any state in Nigeria they wish to establish ranches and get the license to operate. They should also pay taxes to the state government instead of moving their cows from one place to another. The Viewers Corner News team believes that the resolution of the Southern governors is a fair deal if implemented. Again, if Nigerians continue to speak the truth at all times and stand by it regardless of how people feel about it, the country will progress. The Viewers Corner News team is appealing and encouraging Nigerians to always speak the truth, so that those who are on the wrong side of history will come out and join the new generation of trustworthy individuals who will build a better Nigeria.
Source: Viewers Corner News.