Back resolution against open grazing with appropriate legislation — ADF to Southern Governors
By Jacob Ogodo, Abakaliki
Alaigbo Development Foundation, a socio-cultural group has urged the Southern Governors to ensure that their resolution against open grazing of cattle was backed by the appropriate legislation, which it said is the most potent strategy to prevent the Herdsmen from overrunning their states.
Alaigbo Foundation made this known in a statement issued and signed by the Chairman, Prof Uzodimma Nwala, and chairman, Bureau of media and publicity, Chief Abia Onyike among others and made available to Nigerian NewsDirect in Abakaliki.
The statement cautioned that the law to be passed in the State Houses of Assembly should be accompanied by clear modalities, instrumentalities and machineries for their enforcement stressing that the effectiveness of such move depended on the synergy between the Governors, the Legislators and the people including the civil society organizations.
It pointed out that there is need for the Southern Governors to extend their solidarity to the government and the people of Benue State.
ADF further maintained that “there is urgent need to call on the people to get ready to defend themselves as the security agencies have over time proved incapable of defending the people against the murderous invaders.”
Alaigbo Development Foundation (ADF) commended the seventeen Governors of Southern Nigeria for their courageous and strategic move in banning open grazing of cattle in Southern Nigeria.
It was recalled that it had been in the forefront of the agitation for the banning of open grazing in Igboland since 2015.
The statement further drew the attention of the Southern Governors and Legislators to the obvious fact that their fate in the current struggle for survival is intricately interwoven with the fate of their fellow compatriots in the Middle Belt and Southern Kaduna.
“The Alaigbo Development Foundation (ADF) commends the seventeen Governors of Southern Nigeria for their courageous and strategic move in banning open grazing of cattle in Southern Nigeria.
“ADF recalls that it had been in the forefront of the agitation for the banning of open grazing in Igboland since 2015.
“ADF urges the Southern Governors to ensure that their resolution against open grazing of cattle was backed by the appropriate legislation, which is the most potent strategy to prevent the monstrous and murderous Fulani Herdsmen from overrunning their states
“The law to be passed in the State Houses of Assembly should be accompanied by clear modalities, instrumentalities and machineries for their enforcement. The effectiveness of this move depends on the synergy between the Governors, the Legislators and the people including the civil society organizations.
“ADF wishes to draw the attention of the Southern Governors and Legislators to the obvious fact that our fate in the current struggle for survival is intricately interwoven with the fate of our fellow compatriots in the Middle Belt and Southern Kaduna.”
