The crisis in southern kaduna have a history that i would not like to go into it, but allow that for the main actors or those that know better about the genesis of the crisis, mine is to provide a possible solution to some of the factors contributing to the crisis. I focus on the following factors that contribute to the crisis such as effect of climate change and under development.
EFFECT OF CLIMATE CHANGE; most of the people trying to provide solution to the crisis always under rate the impact of climate change as one of the major factors that is contributing to the crisis in southern kaduna.
The crisis have to do with land, which the indigenous people of southern kaduna are claiming to protect from the migrated herdsmen from far north and even some Western Sahara countries like Chad, Niger, Mali, etc. a critical observation into this countries and far northern part of Nigeria, you will discover that they have common effect of climate change, such as desertification, drought and sometimes flooding. The effect of climate change is the major factor contributing to the high rate of migration by the herdsmen from far northern part of Nigeria and other countries to southern kaduna, north central, and some southern state. If Nigerian government can limit the migration, they can definitely limit the crisis, through prevention and management of climate change.
Preventing the effect of climate change have to do with reducing omission of harmful gas like gas flaring, encouraging the use of clean energy for transport and manufacturing sector, afforestation, etc. Managing the effect of climate change have to do with construction of Dams with modern irrigation facilities to manage flooding and drought.
One of the possible solution for government at all level to manage southern kaduna and other crisis across Nigeria is to introduce agricultural master plan that will lead to the construction of agricultural cities across the country, starting from the most affected areas to the less affected areas.
The agricultural cities could be constructed by dividing the land into sections, with needed infrastructures at the center of the city, such as schools, hospitals, recreation cent re, market, small scale industries, fire service, banks, police station, etc. The residential houses should be build side by side with 50mitres distance from the main road as illustrated in the attach image, the residential area and the infrastructures provided should serve as fence around the divided land, so as to prevent cattle from trespassing to crop section. there should be section for crop cultivation, grass cultivation and grazing. there should be rotation between the farmers and herdsmen after some months, so as to allow cattle grazing where crop was cultivated and crop should be cultivate where cattle have grazed. the wisdom behind rotation between crop cultivation and cattle grazing is to encourage better relationship between the farmers and herdsmen and also allow the soil to regain it fertility from the cattle waste after grazing, while the cattle will also have enough grass and residue of cultivated crop to feed, because allowing the cattle to graze in permanent section of the city could cause over grazing, as well as restricting the farmers permanently within a section can make the soil to loose it fertility.
And for the residential buildings that is to be constructed in the cities, should be divided in section as in the case of land for grazing and crop cultivation, the residential building should have facilities for fish farming section, poultry farming section and livestock farming section, so as to encourage multiple farming activities and mass production of agricultural product, thereby creating thousands of jobs to unemployed, prevent clashes and encourage better relationship between farmers and herdsmen, provide enable environment for farmers and herdsmen to practice their trade, encourage urban to rural migration instead of rural to urban migration, increase the number of those producing and reducing the consumers, because what we currently have is a situation where urban cities are been expanded on agricultural land, thereby increasing the number of consumers and reducing the number of producers, which encourage rural to urban migration, but the establishment of agricultural cities across northern Nigeria and Nigeria at large, will go a long way in managing clashes between farmers, herdsmen and even prevent cattle rustling.
With the establishment of agricultural cities in southern kaduna, it could reduce high rate of clashes in the area, provide the much needed infrastructures in the area, provide decent job, unite the people more by bringing them together in a well plan city, not as in the current case where they were disperse away from each other and making it more easier for attackers to overrun the villages and making it more difficult for security agency to secure the area. But with this form of master plan, it would be more easier to secure southern kaduna and other places facing same challenges.
The establishment of agricultural cities across northern nigeria could be able to provide solution to some of the factors contributing to southern kaduna crisis, such as effect of climate change and under development as mention above. may God bless Nigeria.
I remain AHMAD DACHOLOM (aka) Ahmad Sardauna Ina dalili. 08068299331
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