Former Governor of Rivers State and newly sworn in Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike has declared an end to open grazing in Abuja.
The FCT Minister says cows moving openly on Abuja streets would no longer be tolerated.
Wike made the declaration in a press conference hours in Abuja on Monday, 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”, he said.
“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?”
Nyesom Wike was among the 45 Ministers sworn in by President Tinubu on Monday.
