Ogun state governor, Dapo Abiodun has assented to the bill prohibiting open grazing in the state.
Governor Abiodun signed the bill in Abeokuta on Thursday, stating that the bill (now signed into law) was neccessary in order to protect all citizens and their businesses in the state.
According to him, an implementation committee to be headed by the state Commissioner for Agriculture with the membership of other critical stakeholders would fashion out the modalities for the full and smooth take-off for the implementation of the law within six months.
The Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Taiwo Oluomo and other members of the House were present to witness the signing.
Ogun State now joins the growing number of states who have signed the bill into law.
The states include: Delta, Rivers, Bayelsa, Oyo, Ekiti, Abia, Lagos and Enugu states.
Southern governors in Nigeria had reached a resolution on July 5, 2021, that member states would enact the law against open grazing of cattle in their states on or before September 1.
