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Ifeanyi Okowa, the Delta State Governor, has signed a bill prohibiting open grazing, indiscriminate breeding, rearing, and marketing of livestock in the state.
During last Tuesday's plenary, the Delta State House of Assembly passed the anti-open grazing bill, which prohibits open grazing, indiscriminate breeding, rearing, and marketing of livestock in the state, following a motion moved by the Majority Leader of the House, Ferguson Onwo.
While presenting the bill's report on the House floor prior to its adoption by the House, Chairman of the House Committee on Special Bills, Pat Ajudua, stated that stakeholder input was incorporated into the proposed law.
Sheriff Oborevwori, the Speaker of the House of Assembly, expressed delight at the development, saying that Deltans and other residents of the state would be pleased with the bill's passage.
"With the passage of this bill, well-intentioned people who want to engage in the business of breeding, rearing, and marketing livestock will be able to do so within the bounds of the law," Oborevwori said. Farmers can now go about their business without fear of their crops being grazed on. This will undoubtedly increase the state's food production.
This Legislation is a step in the right direction because it allows our women to go to their farms without fear of being molested. I want to thank you all again for your unwavering support and unwavering commitment to the passage of people-oriented legislation like this."
The state governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, who was flanked by the House of Assembly Speaker, Oborevwori, and Clerk of the House, Lyna Ochulor, signed the bill into law on Thursday in his office at the Government House in Asaba. He thanked and commended the state lawmakers for their thorough work on the bill.