As the Federal Government is working on how to bring about lasting peace on the killings and maiming of innocent souls arising from clashes between farmers and herdsmen across the country, some senior lawyers and rights activists have concluded that it is only mutual understanding and cooperation between the government and the people that can ensure the much sought tranquility.
Under the Land Use Act, the governor is responsible for allocation of land in all urban areas to individuals resident in the state or to organisations for residential, agricultural, commercial and other purposes while similar powers with respect to non-urban areas are conferred on the Local Government.
In essence, the Act altered the existing land laws in the Southern part of the country by removing corporate groups, families and chiefs from the trusteeship of land and replaced them with the state governors. With this development, one would ask, can the Federal Government compel the state to release land for either cattle ranch or colony? Lawyers express diverse opinions on the controversial issue.
Adekunle Oyesanya, a senior advocate, explained that under the Land Use Act, the governors are the trustees of land within their state, hence can decide on what to do with it.
Immediate past Director-General of Nigerian Law School, Professor Tahir Mamman, SAN, argued that the cattle colonies was what a responsible and responsive government should be advocating.
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