Governors of the South-West states in Nigeria have agreed to ban all forms of open and night grazing within the region.
The Governors resolved to this conclusion, following a meeting they had with the leadership of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association (MACBAN) on Monday.
This was contained in a communique read by the Ekiti State governor, Kayode Fayemi at the meeting on Monday.
Fayami, who is also the chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum, said it was resolved at the meeting that night grazing should be banned henceforth
Fayemi further disclosed that the forum also decided that under age herding is inimical to security and hence should be banned.
He averred that it was also agreed that occupation of State Forest Reserves illegally will not be condoned.
The meeting between the governors and MACBAN leaders became imperative following the executive order of the governor of Ondo State, Oluwarotim Akeredolu to the Fulani Herdsmen illegally occupying the State Forest Reserves to vacate within seven days With effect from Monday 18″ January 2021.
Also, the communique, it was agreed that the order of the Ondo Governor was misconstrued and misrepresented by a section of the media.
Fayemi stressed that no one had sent anyone away from any state or region but all hands must be on deck to fight criminality.