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A professor of nomadic architecture and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) at Caleb University, Imota, Lagos, Prof. Adedeji Daramola, has urged the Federal Government of Nigeria to visit the report of the research carried out at the Centre for Architectural Research and Development Overseas (CARDO), Newcastle University, United Kingdom and University of Ilorin which proffered core solutions to the crisis of farmers-herders in Nigeria.
Prof. Daramola said this at the just concluded 2nd National Conference with the theme – Cattle Beyond Crisis: Interrogating The Cattle Resource in Nigeria.
The report, which formed his PhD thesis submitted to the Department of Geography University of Ilorin under the supervision of Prof. Olorunfemi critically examined the factors to consider in ensuring peaceful co-existence of the farmers-herders in Nigeria.
He stated further that the report clearly forecast the current challenges as a repercussion of poor handling of the situation.
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He identified Ungoverned Space as one of the critical factors militating against finding solutions to banditry across the country.
The professor of nomadic architecture emphasised that no meaningful resolution can be achieved without recourse to the farmers’ and herders’ mutual involvement as stakeholders.
He stated that the federal government requires an economic solution to the crisis.
Prof. Daramola who was a consultant to the United Nations Habitat, identified the introduction of farmers and livestock insurance policies as the practice in India, Ethiopia and Kenya.
He concluded that the crisis is redeemable if appropriate steps and actions are taken by the Federal and State Governments.
