Ahead of September deadline issued by the Southern Governors forum for all member states to enact anti-open grazing laws, and Imo State governor, Hope Uzodimma’s plot to break ranks, the state house of assembly has said the state has an operational law against open grazing.
Uzodimma had said on Wednesday after visiting president Muhammad Buhari that the state will not enact any law prohibiting open grazing.
He, however, said that farmers and herders have signed a MoU, adding that there was no problem between the farmers and herders.
Uzodimma said: “I do not have any law in Imo state against anti-grazing.
“What we have done is that we are regulating grazing activities in Imo state under a partnership between our farmers and our herders.
“They signed an MoU in my office and they have agreed to work together and they have been going about their businesses without grievances.”
However, spokesman of the assembly, Duru Johnson, said the law against open grazing in the state was assented to by Achike Udenwa, a former governor of the state in 2006.
Johnson, representing Ideato south constituency, said some “flaws” in the law will be amended by the current assembly.
