Fulani herdsmen threaten legal action against Oyo Assembly over anti-open grazing bill

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Abiodun Fadeyi, had insisted that the proposed law is not in any way to punish or witchhunt Fulani herdsmen in the state.

The public outcry that characterised the anti-open grazing bill at the Oyo State House of Assembly took another dimension Wednesday when Fulani herdsmen in the state vowed to drag the state lawmakers to court over the proposed law.

However, the Deputy Speaker of the House, Abiodun Fadeyi, while speaking at a town hall meeting on Monday in Ibadan, had insisted that theMr Fadeyi who spoke at the town hall meeting organized in conjunction with the National Orientation Agency , for the people of Ona-Ara State constituency where he represents, noted that the open rearing and grazing regulation bill 2019 is not in any way targeted at any group or set of people.

But, the Fulani herdsmen at their meeting presided over by the Sarkin Fulani of Oyo State, Saliu Abdul-Kadir, described the bill as “too draconian” and targeted at crippling Fulani herdsmen from practising their age-long cattle rearing activities across the state. “However, if we are pushed to the wall, we know the next level. Our next level is to seek the legal option. We will go to the court of law over the matter.

 

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These barbarians have seriously been emboldened by the cow republic FG

They will soon launch attack there like that of Benue state... Yorubas should learn from history, don't ban Open Grazing or risk what will follow.

This is not funny ooooh, or wait ooh is open grazing constitutional?

Won tun ti bere oh awon kowere kowere I.N.C won tun ti de awon eyan maluu they have started again

Court shall not favor them🤲

Other African countries are talking about science and Technology , you are talking of cows, Nigeria ,who did this to us ?

I urge the OYO people to resist this govt backed terrorist call Fulani herdsmen,

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