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Home»National»“Cows May Cost N2m Each If Anti-Open Grazing Bill is Passed” – MACBAN Tells Lagos Govt
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“Cows May Cost N2m Each If Anti-Open Grazing Bill is Passed” – MACBAN Tells Lagos Govt

ACNN TVBy ACNN TVSeptember 9, 2021No Comments3 Mins Read
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The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association has aired that cows may cost up to N2 million each in Lagos State if the anti-grazing bill is passed into law in the state.

Zonal Secretary of Myetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association in the South West, Maikudi Usman during a one-day public hearing organized by the state House of Assembly on the anti-open grazing bill on Wednesday.

The Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday sent the bill on anti-open grazing to the committee on agriculture after it scaled second reading.

It was entitled, “A bill for a law to Prohibit Open Cattle Grazing In Lagos State, the Trespass of Cattle Land And For Other Connected Purposes”

The bill was spearheaded to curtail insecurity issues in the state.

However, during the public hearing, Usman appealed to the state government for assistance, noting that ranching is more expensive than open grazing.

Usman, who neither argue that there were some crime-perpetuating herders, posited that raising a cow in one location could increase the price of a cow to as much as N2 million.

Usman pleaded with the government to subsidize the cost of raising the cattle in one location if the bill is to be made a law.

He said;

“If cattle are bred in one place, the price could go up to about N2 million each. We agreed with some local chiefs in other states that anyone who wants to rear cows in a location should register and should indicate when he is leaving.

“A Fulani man moves from one place to another to ply his trade, but we have some bad eggs that are causing trouble. The government should allow us to talk to our people that they don’t want our cows to destroy people’s farmland.

“We have met with stakeholders in Ekiti, Ondo, and even Oyo states and we reached agreements with them,”

Usman was quoted as saying this in a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker of the House, Mr Eromosele Ebhomele.

Also, the Chairman of Lagos State Butchers Association of Lagos State, Alhaji Alabi Bamidele Kazeem, advocated for support to cattle breeders, arguing that “rearing animals in one location could be expensive”.

On his part, the President of the Lagos State Sheep Farmers Association, Alhaji Mustapha Ibrahim, described the bill as “all-embracing and would ensure a symbiotic relationship between cattle rearers and farmers”

He also proposed to the Parliament to promote the creation of farm estates across the state.

This was as the Speaker of the House, Mudashiru Obasa, said the bill was intended to create an atmosphere that would encourage peaceful co-existence among residents.

Obasa, who was represented by the Deputy Speaker, Wasiu Eshilokun-Sanni, said in his keynote address that it was important to address the issue of cattle rearing, especially as it affects security and other human endeavours.

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