Benue State governor, Samuel
Ortom has announced prohibition of open grazing in the state.
The governor made this
declaration in a broadcast aired Wednesday morning in Makurdi, the Benue State
capital, to mark the commencement of the implementation of the Anti-Open
Grazing Law.
The governor called on everyone
residing in Benue State, who is into cattle or livestock business to abide by
the new law.
His speech reads in full:
Fellow Nigerians and Benue
citizens.
Today, first November 2017, marks
the beginning of the prohibition of open grazing in Benue State. I call on all
citizens residing in Benue State who are into cattle or livestock business to
abide by this law.
There is no more open grazing in
Benue State. All those who are interested in doing livestock business must
ranch their livestock, otherwise, the law will catch up with them. Let me appeal
to all citizens to be law abiding.
No one should take laws into his
hands. We have put in place adequate machinery to enforce the law.
Where there are trespasses or
infringements of the law, report to the appropriate quarters and it will be
duly handled by the team put in place. I want to appeal to all of us to be law
abiding.
The law seeks to protect farmers
and herdsmen alike. The law seeks to ensure peace for all citizens.
The law is
not targeted at any individual or group of people or any ethnic group.
All of us must team together and
work to ensure the success of this law.
We have suffered hardship, we
have suffered pains, we have suffered sorrow. We have lost so much from both
sides and we cannot allow this to continue as leaders with the responsibility
of providing security for lives and property.
I want all citizens to join hands
with Government to ensure that we adopt this method of ranching which is the
global best practice for all those in livestock business all over the world.
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