Soyinka Cautions Buhari’s Govt Against Reopening Old Cattle Grazing Routes

Africa’s literacy giant, Professor Wole Soyinka has frowned at the planned reopening of the old cattle grazing routes by President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration.

Speaking on Arise TV, Soyinka said the herders-farmers conflict needs pragmatic solutions, insisting that reopening the grazing routes won’t solve the decades-old problems.

Soyinka, who is the first recipient of the Nobel prize in Literature in Africa said this while criticizing the President for muting the idea of restoring the grazing routes created in the first Republic in a recent interview, which many believed would further encourage open grazing in the country.

Recall that the 17 Southern Governors in Nigeria had banned open grazing in their respective states. According to the governors, the decision was necessary to curb the infiltration of bandits into the southern region.