Nasarawa State governor, Umaru Al-Makura has declared that the anti-open grazing law is meaningless.

He said the law will not be passed or enforced in the state.

The governor while speaking to some guests at the government house in Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital on Friday, said the law was meaningless because provision had to be made for the herdsmen and farmers before the law can be enforced.

“It is meaningless, it has no sense. Nasararwa is not going to implement the anti-grazing law because it is meaningless. It has no sense whatsoever but any state has self-determination to do what it likes,” he said.

Recall that the Benue State government had on Wednesday, November 1, officially effected its ban on open grazing throughout the state.

Al-Makura in response to this, on Thursday said Benue State cannot be blamed for this decision but insisted that Nasarawa State will not carry out such law.

“You cannot blame Benue because they have done it but Nasarawa will not do it because it doesn’t have a meaning.

“You have to study the situation and also provide for both the farmers and the herdsmen before you embark on it. You must have a regulatory mechanism that will ensure the compliance to this. If you don’t have that and you just go ahead to make the law, it doesn’t make any sense,” he said.

The governor said there was nothing to worry about as the relationship between herdsmen and farmers in Nasarawa state was cordial.

“The time has not reached for us to make the law because we have not seen anything to worry about.

“The relationship between the farmers and the herdsmen is okay and the problem that are arising from such problems is things that have been there for hundreds of years and it can never stop,”‎ he said.

Source: http://dailypost.ng/2017/11/17/anti-open-grazing-law-meaningless-al-makura/amp/

The state assembly can always pass law with 2/3 majority. I assume the state assembly agrees with him though. Maybe they'll change their minds when ever Benue and Taraba start reporting higher igr due to commercial ranches.

Hope he has another solution to continuous fighting and killing between herdsmen and their host communities!

It is only meaningless to zombies who never want to embrace modernization. Cattle ranching remains the best as at today. Expossing the rearers to the dangers of moving from one forest to another and from one region to another in the name of AWUFU grazing is primitive and very dangerious, especially in this present Nigeria, where every cattle rearer is seen as a potential killer and murderer by other tribes .

His wife is a Fulani woman so I don't expect a different statement from him other than these.

I came to book space

Get a ranch bozo

Matters arising.....

Mike880:
Nairalanders, please i really do need here, I can't stand the shame of using my real account to beg online.
Please someone should help me with 10thousand naira i promise to pay back in two weeks time. If this is not a serious problem i won't bring it online. I plead with you all

Stop begging, go to block industry you can earn 10k In 3days

This one refused to have sense despite his education and exposure. Oga governor, i guess you havent heard of the word Ranching before, keep on waiting till when farmers and headsmen clash before you do something.

Who else thinks this thread is useless

I wish we never shared same country with these people


They over breed and don't know anything about standard living

Anything that is good for his state, let him do it.

Al Makura are you alright? U must be high on kwale weed.

Okay

The anti open grazing law is not only meaningless but senseless.Benue state people will soon feel the effect as fulani herdsmen leave the the state. It is most senseless to stereotype all fulani herdsmen as killers( it's like saying igbos are all armed robbers or tag all yoruba as ritualists ). Almost all the beef consumed in nigeria comes from fulani cows - chase the fulani away and get your beef from....! Al-Makura is talking sense.

This land is not for sale





Whistle blowers should keep off

“The time has not reached for us to make the law because we have not seen anything to worry about.

Bane of African leaders. Not being proactive. Always wait for a problem to germinate to uncontrollable level before seeking a solution.

I sorry for him until they kill one of he pikin him go pass the law

Zombie

human flesh and cow brain. of course he doesn't understand

I expect the govt to think of ways to prevent the recurring herders-farmers crisis rather than parrot about how cordial their relationship is. You don't wait for the situation to occur first before thinking of what to do. Proactive ness is the message.

Oloriburuku somebody

It will make a meaning when the state indigenes come under Fulani incessant attacks, especially the Eggon people. Not many of remember the Ombatse cult and those who tried to stop it in that state. These are one of the things it stood against.

Stvpid Idiot!

Nigeria is the only country in the world that is blessed with selfish rulers.

So says a herdsman governor

its a pity. pray for nasarawa

This man no well

Nobody residing outside Nasarawa really cares. The Herdsman governor can do what he likes in his state, the residents should however make plans to defend themselves against the cowards who can only feel like super powers against a "sleeping" community.