Governor Willie Obiano
Gov Obiano signs Anambra anti-open grazing bill into law
Anambra Governor, Chief Willie Obiano has assented to the bill prohibiting and abolishing open and nomadic cattle and other livestock grazing and rearing in the state, making it a law.
The law also establishes cattle and other livestock ranches in the state and provides for related matters.
The signing ceremony was performed, Friday, 22nd October, 2021 at the Governor’s Lodge, Amawbia.
At the signing, Governor Obiano who appreciated the state House of Assembly for expeditious passage, said that the establishment of the law will hopefully enable entrenchment of peace, though they have been managing crisis for a very long time which were only short term measures, stressing that the law enforcement agents have been directed to implement it.
Present at the brief ceremony were; the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Barrister Uju Nworgu, Secretary to the State Government, Professor Solo Chukwulobelu, Commissioner for Police, Mr. Echeng Echeng, Commissioner for Agriculture, Chief Nnamdi Onkwuba, and Chairman of South East Council of Traditional Rulers, Igwe Nnaemeka Achebe.
Others include; Traditional Ruler of Okpuno, Igwe Sunday Okafor, Traditional Ruler of Mbaukwu, Igwe Peter Anugwu, Member representing Awka North at the State House of Assembly, House Committee Chairman on Agriculture, Chief John Nwokoye, Members of the Hausa Community in the state, among others.
Anambra now joins Enugu and Abia as South East states which have signed into law the anti-open grazing law in line with the resolution of the Southern Governors’ Forum at two separate meetings in Delta and Lagos states.
Imo and Ebonyi states claim they already have legislations in that regard which addresses farmers/herders relations and conduct.
