RANCHING AND THE LAND QUESTION: WHY THE MIDDLE BELT DEMANDS ANSWERS
By James Aduku Odaudu, PhD The Federal Government’s description of Benue, Plateau, Nasarawa, Kaduna, Adamawa and the Federal Capital Territory as conflict-affected areas should actually strengthen the case for caution, consultation and reconstruction. These are not serious livestock-producing territories. They are communities that have experienced some of the country’s most severe and prolonged disputes…