Chiefs in the three northern regions have appealed to the government to establish a partnership with them to manage and protect the environment by instituting stronger laws on ranching and environmental protection to check the negative activities of nomadic Fulani herdsmen. The chiefs said any law seeking to prescribe solutions to the problem of Fulani herdsmen should involve them if it is to be effective. They expressed this concern in Tamale on Saturday after a roundtable consultation on the Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA) Bill which is before Parliament to factor in their inputs before it is passed into law. The roundtable consultation was on the initiative of the Houses of Chiefs of the three regions and under the convening leadership of Naa Professor John Nabila, President of the National House of Chiefs. According to the chiefs, the activities of nomadic Fulani herdsmen and their cattle grazing activities could adversely affect the north and the development of a modernized agriculture as envisaged under SADA if not checked. They complained about the deplorable conditions of roads in the three regions, urging SADA to focus primarily on accelerating the improvements of the road network as a matter of priority. Source: GNA