Anti Grazing Law Passes Second Reading At Kogi Assembly

Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello

Kogi Law Maker Assures that Anti- Grazing Bill Will Be passed Into Law

The anti-grazing bill before the Kogi State House of Assembly has passed through the second reading.

The Speaker of the state’s House of Assembly, Hon. Mathew Kolawole, who confirmed the stage of the bill yesterday in Abuja at an advocacy round table meeting on Youth Development Bill, assured the state that the bill would be passed into law.

However, it was shocking when the speaker insisted that the state had never  experienced any herdsmen attacks.

“I believe in Kogi State so far, so good; we have not recorded herdsmen attacks or Fulani attacks. What we have is communal clash between two communities fighting for either land or traditional titles.

“I know very sure that before the House of Assembly, we have a bill for Anti-grazing Bill. It has passed through second reading as well. So, we hope the bill will soon pass through public hearing, it has even been committed to the committee. We are just waiting to resume from our recess, we will take it up from there,” he said.

On his part, the Deputy Majority Leader, Hon. Ahmed Mohammed, said that the bill, if passed into law would address violent extremism and unemployment in the state.

Mohammed who stressed the importance of the bill to the state government  said the it would develop and empower youths, create more jobs, and also boost internally generated revenue if passed into law.

He also noted that lack of adequate cooperation between government agencies was obviously responsible for the high rate of youth unemployment, noting that past governments failed to sustain youth development programmes and activities.