…asks herders to embrace ranching
BY TIMOTHY AGBOR, OSOGBO
Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, has signed the state’s anti-open grazing bill into law. The governor said provisions have been made for herdmen to practise ranching system.
The State House of Assembly had on August 12, this year, passed the bill to regulate animal grazing and establishments of cattle ranches and other related matters.
The Speaker, Timothy Owoeye at the plenary noted that the bill as passed will prevent the destruction of farms and crops by open rearing and grazing of livestock adding that defaulters would be liable to three years jail term without option of fine as well as forfeiture of their cattle to the State Government.
About a month after the bill was passed, Oyetola’s Chief Press Secretary, Ismail Omipidan confirmed to our Correspondent on the telephone on Wednesday, that the Governor signed the anti-open grazing bill into law about a week ago.
Omipidan said, “Mr Governor has signed the anti-open grazing bill into law. It was signed about a week ago. We felt we should do the needful and Mr Governor signed it.”
The state government disclosed that provisions have been made for the practice of ranching in the state and that herders in the state had been enlightened on the benefit of embracing ranching system.
