The new Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has vowed to eradicate open grazing in Abuja.
The former governor of Rivers state said open grazing can no longer be tolerated anymore.
The Minister made this known in a press conference hours in Abuja on Monday, some hours after his swearing-in.
“We will consult with the herdsmen to see how we will stop [open grazing] because we can not allow cows inside the city.
“They can be outside the city because the grasses are outside the city. The grasses in the city were planted to beautify the city. It is not that one that they would eat.
So, we will discuss. It is important. Let us say it, you are trying inside the [Presidential] Villa for example, and you see about 20,000 to 40,000 goats, if foreigners see that, how would they feel?”
