Conduct census for cattle entering Ogun: Speaker
Olakunle Oluomo, the Speaker of Ogun State House of Assembly, has called for a census to be conducted for cattle entering the South-West state.
Mr. Oluomo stated this during the parliament’s public hearing on the proposed ‘Animal Grazing and Cattle Ranch Establishment Bill.’
Mr. Oluomo asked the Ministry of Agriculture and other regulatory agencies to consider introducing a census of animals at entry points into the state for proper documentation.
He added that such a headcount would serve as a source of revenue for the government and be part of security measures to control the cattle’s movement and prevent an outbreak of diseases in the state.
On Wednesday, stakeholders, including farmers and cattle breeders, rejected the lawmakers’ grazing routes proposed in the bill.
They called for the designated routes in the bill to be expunged at a public hearing organised by the House at the assembly’s complex in Abeokuta.
Mr. Oluomo, who presided over the public hearing, promised that lawmakers would consider the public hearing suggestions and accelerate the bill’s passage ahead of the farming season.
The sponsor of the bill, Ganiyu Oyedeji, explained that the bill was part of proactive measures by the lawmakers to forestall criminal herdsmen’s activities and the frequent farmer-herder violent clashes.
More from Peoples Gazette
NationWide
Food Scarcity: Sunday Igboho prepares to take over borders from Customs, Immigration
Mr. Igboho asserts that the Yoruba kingdom is united in the latest agitation, with the backing of all its traditional leaders.
Ibadan
Buhari filled lucrative agencies with Fulani cronies, Yorubas are pulling out: Sunday Igboho
The Nigerian leader has long ignored warnings that his brazen nepotism could further worsen the country’s fragile cohesion.
Uncategorized
Environmentalists harp on waste recycling as panacea to climate challenges
“It is time to act. We have reached a crisis stage with regards to climate challenges.”
Lagos
Four MTN security guards arraigned over diesel theft
The four defendants were docked for allegedly stealing 2,500 litres of diesel valued N700,000.
NationWide
Nigeria Civil Service at its lowest ebb: Official
“The civil service is described as corrupt, nonchalant and undisciplined”
Lagos
Over 12,000 Lagosians received AstraZeneca vaccines in 2 days: Commissioner
The commissioner said that 260 strategic leaders in the state were inoculated, comprising 144 men and 116 women.