Lagos Dares Miyetti Allah As Sanwo-Olu Signs Anti-Open Grazing bill Into Law

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has ignored the plea of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association not to prohibit open grazing and signed the bill making open cattle grazing in the state a criminal offence.

.One of the governor’s media aides, Wale Ajetunmobi, announced this in a post on his Facebook page on Monday.

He stated that the governor signed the bill into law on Monday.

“Breaking! Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, this afternoon, signs the bill prohibiting open cattle grazing in Lagos into law.”

With this, Lagos State has become one of the southern states which have legislated against open grazing.

The southern governors had set September as deadline for states to have anti-open grazing law in place.

The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association had said during a public hearing that a cow could cost up to N2 million in Lagos State if the anti-grazing bill is passed into law in the state.

The group said raising cows in an enclosed place would raise the cost of the animals drastically and pleaded to continue with open grazing with a promise that they would no longer allow their animals to destroy farms.