Women in Plateau state have stage a protest in respect of the
much flogged grazing reserves issue. Like their youthful counterparts
who protested at Rayfield yesterday, the women marched the streets of
Jos with various inscriptions – denouncing the inclusion of Plateau in
the grazing policy, while calling on the state Government to rescind
such decision.
Wearing black and singing songs of unity, the women were vehement in
their rejection of the grazing plans. They called on government to act
swiftly and accordingly – saying posterity will judge our actions if we
mortgage our future for trivial gains of today.
Rounding up the protest, the women passed their message to the
speaker of the House of Assembly, Mr. Peter Azi who came out and
addressed them. He promised to translate
their message to legislative and the executive arms of government –
stressing that a consultative approach has to be adopted.
With Governor Lalong currently in London, reactions with regards his
outlook and view of the protests that have trailed the grazing policy
cannot not be ascertained, but the protesters were confident that their
message would be passed across to him.
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