showed that nearly three weeks after the governors’ resolution, there has been no attempt in any of the states to enforce the ban even in states with existing law banning open grazing.Cattle are spotted grazing daily at Alamala in Abeokuta and down the road to Ayetoro in Yewa North and Imeko, all in Ogun State.
Apart from government’s confiscation of a few cows in the early days of the law, nothing much has been done since then to bring culprits to book. It was introduced as a solution to hitherto incessant farmer-herder clashes which stretched the ability and resources of security agencies and community leaders in the state to the limits.The NationAccording to him, the government set up a mediation and reconciliation committee in every local government which resolves open grazing cases.
Although the culprits were traced to a bush, the police failed to arrest them. Instead, their leader was invited to Ibadan for questioning. The current state legislative Assembly under the leadership of Speaker Kunle Oluomo was at the point of passing the Ogun State Anti-Open Grazing Bill when assembly workers went on strike and stalled its passage.
He said: “We are not necessarily talking about arrest of herders, we are telling herders to embrace ranching. The southern governors met recently about open grazing and ranching.“Our government is putting measures in place to stop open grazing. There will be rules that will be moved out to stop open grazing in Osun State. We, stakeholders, will sit on a round table to discuss sanctions in a few weeks.”Enugu State is also yet to formalise the ban on open grazing.
Information and Strategy Commissioner Iniobong Emembong said the state is “certainly bound by the decision of the southern governors meeting. Governor Okezie Ikpeazu at different fora, including the visitation of the Prelate of Methodist Church, has reaffirmed the commitment of the state to the enforcement of the anti-open grazing law of the state.
Imo House of Assembly lawmaker and Chairman, Ethics, Privileges and Information Committee, Hon. Johnson Duru, said that the House has not done anything on the issue because the House has not been in session due to the ongoing strike by assembly workers.
Open grazing cannot stop in Osun . Your emir will not agree. Where were you when your Oba threw away his crown and adorn fulani Emir regalia. Osun nay Iwo is fulani territory. Iwo is now extension of Ilorin. Iwo is fulani emirate .
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