The Oyo State House of Assembly on Thursday passed the Anti-Open
Grazing Bill into law, saying it will foster peace and promote
agricultural business in the state.
The bill, which was passed at its plenary, is to avoid
continuous damage to farmlands and end loss of lives and
unquantifiable investment to constant clashes between herders and
crop farmers.
The Speaker of the Assembly, Adebo Ogundoyin, appealed to
residents of the state to ignore falsehood and misconception about
the prohibition of open rearing and grazing of livestock bill
capable of triggering hostility between the herders and local
farmers’ communities.
According to him, a public hearing was held in which critical
reviews and opinions of all concerned stakeholders, individuals,
groups and experts were accommodated and considered before the bill
was passed into law.
The Speaker said: “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.”
He 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 engaged in agriculture-related
ventures and the residents.
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