Taraba To Implement Anti-grazing Law January 2018-Gov Isiaku
Governor Darius Isiaku of Taraba State Monday said that the implementation of the anti-grazing law in the state will take effect from January, 2018.
The anti-grazing law was passed in the state on July but the governor had said that it would come into effect by February next year after sensitizing all the relevant stakeholders including cattle breeders operating in the state.
But Governor Isiaku after meeting President Muhammadu Buhari under closed-door at Aso Rock told State House correspondents that implementation of the anti-grazing law would now begin from January even as he said that already there was a relative peace in the state.
The governor said he was at the Presidential Villa to brief President Buhari on situation of things especially security issues in Taraba State and the success recorded so far, adding that the peace which had returned, should be enhanced through presidential support.
Besides, he said that another reason that brought him to the Villa, was to generally brief the President on the success his administration had recorded on agriculture and to also thank him for the award of Mambilla hydro-power project which he said was one of the biggest hydro-project in Nigeria.
The Mambilla hydro-power project, he further stated had stayed over 30 years on the drawing board until the present administration came on board, stressing that it was a big feat that he felt needed to be appreciated by him and the people of Taraba State.
“It is a very good project for the country as a whole, 3.050 megawatts, for those of us who know what a megawatt is, it can do a lot in developing Nigeria,” he stated.
On the implementation of the anti-grazing law January next year, he said, the state is quite calm. Our own anti-grazing law will come into effect next year January.
“Two panels were set up to sensitize the farmers and the herdsmen so that they both understand the benefits of the anti grazing bill because I still believe for the herdsmen socially and economically, that is the best thing that will ever happen to them if we can consolidate on that. “The awareness is improving each day and people are beginning to know that these laws are done in good faith and are done to secure lives and properties of the people. We are sure that there will be not much hindrance to its implementation.”