The operations of the Grazing Enforcement Marshall, established to
enforce the Ekiti State Government’s Anti-Grazing Act has been suspended
The Act prohibits herders from indiscriminate movement within the State with their animals at specified time.
Governor
Ayodele Fayose suspended their operations on Tuesday after issues were
raised by the herders’ association, claiming that some of the animals
were killed by the officials.
He said they will only stay suspended for few days.
At
a meeting with representatives of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeder’s
Association in Ado-Ekiti, Governor Fayose expressed happiness that the
leaders of the association decided to contact the state government
instead of listening to rumours being peddled around by the opposition.
We Are Not ExtremistsHe denied claims that the marshals appointed to enforce the anti-grazing law were shooting cows.
“The
marshals are not armed. There is total misinformation about killing of
cows, shooting of cows. It is pure political and misinformation.
“So,
when we leave here, I am going to go show them their cows, where they
are kept and because of the accord and their understanding after the
Thursday meeting I will release the cows to them for them to know that
we are not extremists.
“All I want is people obeying our laws and collaborating together in the overall interest of our state.
“They
have assured me that they are ready to cooperate, they have accepted
the marshals. They only want to be part of the marshals so that they can
equally enforce these laws with us because they know their people very
well and they assured me that nobody among the herdsmen will go and use
their cattle to feed on the farmlands and attack any of the citizens,”
he told reporters after the meeting.
“They have demanded that I
should allow them three days for them to move some of these cattle to
permanent areas where they will be grazing. So, I have suspended the
activities of the marshals for the next five days,” he added.
Source: ChannelsTV
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