Grazing Reserves: Count Anambra out, Says Commissioner

From Ede Simeon, Awka
The Anambra state government on Wednesday said it had no plans for grazing reserves.
Commissioner for Information and Communication Strategy, Mr Tony Nnnacheta, made this known to newsmen in a press briefing held at the Press Unit of Government House, Awka, the Anambra state capital.
“We have no plans for grazing reserves. We are not thinking about such thing now”, Nnacheta stated.
He said the state was awaiting the Presidential Committee on Land Reforms where the state would present its position paper on land matters.
Nnacheta said the state was mobilizing stakeholders, including Local government chairmen and traditional rulers for this purpose.
He added that the deputy governor of the state, Dr Nkem Okeke, would head the Anambra state delegation on the Presidential committee on land reforms.
The commissioner said: “We want to be proactive, but not pre-emptive of the presidential committee, but grazing reserve is not part of plans. Any question on land, we are sensitive to it because land is scarce and dear to us.”
The commissioner said Governor Willie Obiano had made three appointments to strengthen his administration.
He gave the new appointments as: Commissioner for Economic And Budget, Mr Mark Okoye, Special Adviser on Efficiency, Mrs Melie Onyejiepu, and Dr Ifediora Amobi, Secretary Anambra State Investment Protection Agency.
He said the state executive council had in its meeting this week approved the construction of 12 roads and drainages at the Executive Business District of the state.
He said as part of the efforts to make Anambra a clean state, the state governor would lead sanitation exercises in the three senatorial districts of the state commencing from Anambra Central District on Saturday.
Anambra north and south senatorial districts would have their turns on 9th and 16th of July, respectively.