INSECURITY: Oyo Assembly Passes Anti-open Grazing Bill Into Law

-

The Oyo House of Assembly has passed the anti-open grazing bill into law, says it will foster peace and promote Agricultural business in the State.

The bill which was passed at its Thursday plenary is to avoid continuous damages and end lost of lives and unquantifiable investment to constant clashes between herders and crop farmers.

The Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Adebo Ogundoyin appealed to residents of the state to ignore falsehoods and misconceptions of the prohibition of Open Rearing and Grazing of Livestock bill that are capable of triggering hostility between the herders and local farmers' communities.

According to him, public hearing was held in which critical reviews and opinions of all concerned stakeholders, individuals, groups and experts were accommodated and considered before been passed into law.

“We assured the people that all suggestions and memoranda of understanding submitted by various groups, agencies and representatives of different communities and tribes on the open rearing and grazing regulation bill 2019 was painstakingly looked into before it was passed into law.

“I am appealing to everyone to shun the rumour spreading that the law is to make life and business unbearable for some targeted group or set of people, rather it seeks to  promote peace among residents and different tribes in Oyo state.

The Speaker maintained that the Ninth Oyo State House of Assembly through the law was only seeking legal framework to address the issue of open rearing and grazing as well as encourage and protect the economic activities of others who are into agricultural related ventures and the residents.

“Both herders and crop farmers are farmers, and because laws are made to correct, definitely we do not expect it to favour anyone 100 percent. I implore them to embrace developmental changes this law is bringing into the agricultural business after it enactment.

“Let us consider partnership, cluster farming, cooperative ranches and other helpful methods that are working in successful neighbouring country. If we truly desire development and growth in our agriculture, then we have to get ready and adopt new strategies to boost our produces and reduce lost of resources and lives,”  he added

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Communications Ministry: Delayed In Budget Approval Caused Projects Lateness. SHITTU

-
Image
                Communications Minister The Minister of Communications, Barrister Abdulraheem Adebayo Shittu on Sunday said contrary to reports and claims by the Senate Committee on Communication that he abandoned some federal government projects, he did not abandon any of the projects. Shittu who said that one of the reasons for the delay in executing the projects was due to the delay in the approval of the budget which took the National Assembly seven months to approve, however, insisted that he had saved the federal government six-hundred-million Naira (N600m) with the efforts he made to look critically at the petitions which were written against the procurement department in the ministry among other efforts in the contacts included in the 2018 budget of the ministry. On Thursday, Senate committee on Communication bemoans what it described as the ministry’s poor budget performance. The committee said it was difficult for the sum of 18.1 billion to be approved for the
Read more

Speakership: Group Disagrees With Ajimobi Over Support For Gbajabiamila

-
Image
A group of youth in All Progressives Congress APC in Oyo state has frown at the Senator Abiola Ajimobi’s directive that House of Reps Members elect in the state should suppport a member of the National Assembly from Lagos state Hon Femi Gbajabiamila against wish of the state to produce the next speaker. Senator Ajimobi had at a private meeting held at his Oluyole resident with some members elect direct the lawmakers to support Hon Gbajabiamila as the speaker. But in a swift reaction, the group under the aegies of Itesiwaju Oyo said the governor’s directive is not only a bad decision but a further demonstration of his disdian for the growth of internal democracy in the party and the state. The group made their position known in a press statement signed by Adetunji Yaqub and Oluseyi Micheal and made available to journalists in Ibadan. It is quite absurd that Mr Governor who should be spearheading how Oyo state will produce the speaker 9th Assembly house of Rep speak
Read more

BREAKING: Popular Evangelist, Reinhard Bonnke is Dead

-
Image
German Pentecostal evangelist, Reinhard Bonnke who is principally known for his gospel missions throughout Africa is dead aged 79. A post on his official Facebook page explained that he passed away peacefully and was surrounded by his family. “It is with sorrow that the Bonnke Family would like to announce the passing of our beloved husband, father, and grandfather, Evangelist Reinhard Bonnke,” the statement read. “He passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family, on December 7, 2019. For the past 60 years, he has preached the glorious Gospel of Jesus throughout the entire world. “We want to thank you on behalf of him and our family, for your kind love and unwavering support, which enabled him to preach the matchless message of salvation to countless people.
Read more