Buhari supports open grazing, tells AGF to make it work

Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, has given approval to the return of the open grazing practised during the 1st Republic where herdsmen used designated grazing routes to move their cattle to several parts of the country. On that note, Buhari said he had asked the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, to begin the process of […]

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17 southern governors who ban open grazing are all jokers ―Miyetti Allah leader, Bodejo

Fulani socio-cultural organization, Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, has described the 17 governors of the southern States as jokers for banning open grazing in their region. The National President of the Association, Alhaji Bello Bodejo, stated this in an interview with Daily Sun in Abuja. “Governors don’t have constitutional power to do what they have done. Though, they […]

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Open Grazing is No North-South Issue, By Femi Falana

The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami SAN was reported Wednesday to have condemned the ban on open grazing by the Southern Governors’ Forum. The AGF stated that the ban on open grazing is unconstitutional as it affects the right of herders to move freely in the country. With respect, […]

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Southern Governors meet, ban open grazing, ask for national dialogue, restructuring, et al

Governors of the seventeen Southern states in Nigeria met in Delta state on Tuesday May 11 where they banned open grazing and called on President Buhari to address Nigerians on the challenges of insecurity. In a 12-point communique read by its Chairman, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State, the governors said the president should be fairer […]

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