Justin Tyopuusu, JalingoThe Taraba State Deputy Governor, Alhaji Haruna Manu has said the state open grazing prohibition law was enacted to check the perennial crisis between herdsmen and farmers in the state. Manu stated this on Thursday in Jalingo while declaring open a stakeholders’ sensitisation workshop to enlighten the law people on the benefit of the law. He explained that the workshop became necessary because of the determination of the government to gradually implement the law in the state so as to carry everybody along. According to him, the law was not meant to intimidate anyone as being widely speculated, noting that the law was meant to stop incessant clashes and promote peaceful coexistence in the state. “Government has enacted the law with a clear conscience to end bloodshed associated with open grazing.

Source: Punch January 25, 2018 13:07 UTC