In view of the raging grazing policy
debate on the Plateau, Mr. John Pofi – founder of the John Pofi Foundation has
moved to streamline the discourse and create meaningful debate.
In partnership
an ICT organisation in Plateau, Mr Pofi has created a hastag and twitter handle
through which comments, thoughts and questions about the grazing policy debate
can be synchronised.
In a press
release to ViewPointNigeria – Mr Pofi highlighted the divide between people who
stand for and against the policy and averred that the best way to engage in
meaningful social media debate is to synchronise the different thoughts through
functional social media platforms.
Below are
excerpts from his press release.
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In finding a
solution to the incessant attacks by herdsmen in Plateau, Governor Simon Lalong
in his democracy day address said “the
grazing reserve policy is designed in a way that it places where grazing routes
or ranches are established, government takes for those who will want to keep
animals, through which the central bank of Nigeria would release funds to train
and assist youths both Fulani and non Fulani alike, to be able to carter for
the animals”.
Lalong appealed
to people of the state to key into the grazing reserve bill and stand the
benefit the gains therein, adding that it will in no small measure turn around
their fortunes.
The above
statements by the governor have been kicked against in several quarters while
others view it a welcome development.
We (the John
Pofi Foundation) as champions of democracy, social governance and youth
advocacy wish to streamline the debate in this regard, by providing viable
Platforms through which meaningful debate and discourse can be actualized.
Please make your
contributions on facebook or twitter via the hashtag: #Plateaugrazingreservesbill.
Date: Monday 13th June 2016
Time 9:00 – 14:00 hrs daily.
Live streaming
of comments and thoughts from the debates shall be screened live at the the
nHub Technology centre on Yakubu Gowon way.
Information
about the John Pofi foundation can be found at:
(1)
http://johnpofifoundation.org/
(2) http://johnpofifoundation.blogspot.co.uk/2016/06/friendly-match-between-john-pofi.html
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