VIDEO: Elvert Ayambem’s sponsored Anti-Open Grazing Bill is insensitive, draconian… Gov Ayade

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Gov Ben Ayade of Cross River state has declared that he will not accent to the Anti-Open Grazing Bill passed by the 9th Cross River state House of Assembly, CRSHA.

While stating reasons why he will not sign it, Governor Ayade says the bill is insensitive and draconian.

The bill is sponsored by Hon. Elvert Ayambem of Ikom State Constituency II.

Some provisions of the Cross River Anti-Grazing Bill And Matters Arising are:

“no person shall engage in open nomadic livestock herding or grazing in the State except within the confines of a ranch approved under this law.”

“The Cross River State Ministry of Agriculture shall ensure that a veterinary doctor is sent at least once a month to every ranch to conduct a check on the livestock for quarantine or bio-security measures.”

“Every owner or manager of a ranch shall ensure compliance with every veterinary check on the livestock for quarantine or bio-security measures.”

“A persons who contravenes the provisions of sub section (1) of this section, commits an offence and is liable on conviction to confinement in a Correctional Center for a term of five years or a fine of N10million or both.”

“In a case of damage to a farm, crops, property or accident, the owner or manager of the livestock shall, after evaluation of the damage, pay the prevailing value of monetary compensation of the damaged farms, crops or property to the owner of the farm.”