Senator Hang rejects opposes colonies says Lalong is on his own

The creation of cattle colonies proposed by Governor Simon Lalong has been rejected by Former Plateau governor Jonah Jang.

Jang who is senator said that the people of his constituency are not in support of creation of cattle colonies .He insisted that his people who victims of violent attacks by herdsmen are “not ready to accept the confiscation of their land by government”
Former Plateau governor Jonah Jang says his constituents are opposed to the creation of cattle colonies as proposed by his successor, Simon Lalong.

Jang, who represents Plateau North in the Senate, said in Jos on Friday, January 12 that he had met with his constituents to gauge their feelings on the proposal.
“My people are against cattle colonies; they have said that they would not relinquish their ancestral lands for the purpose of grazing reserves or colonies,” Jang said in a statement signed by his media consultant, Clinton Garuba.