The Executive Governor,
Government House
Delta State
The Speaker
Delta State House of Assembly
Delta State
Dear Sirs,
PETITION AGAINST OPEN GRAZING: ASSISTANCE IN CREATING A STRONG DISINCENTIVE TO KILLINGS AND OTHER SOCIAL VICES ASSOCIATED WITH OPEN GRAZING
In the last few years, we the people of Delta State, have witnessed unprecedented levels of killings, raping, destruction of hard earned farm property and produce and physical attacks by people engaged in open grazing. These people even go as far as sometimes asking farmers to ‘do quick and leave the farm as their cattle want to graze’. This is the height of provocation. We need a message sent loud and clear that open grazing is prohibited in Delta state as far as our customary law and traditions are concerned. For people to come into our land and violate our tradition in such grievous ways with equally grievous consequences is totally unacceptable. We have had enough of this. The level of violations and the impunity with which it is being done is such that only a state wide law declaring open grazing a crime will be adequate to address this.
All over the world, ranching is the best practice for animal husbandry. We can allow those who wish to do cattle rearing to purchase or rent land from people and set up proper ranches. Evidence indicates that the weight of the cattle and the volume of milk is higher for ranched cattle than unranched cattle. When this fact is coupled with the killings, the raping, the harassment of people in their own ancestral farms and the destruction of farm lands and property, it is very clear that ranching is the only way to go and that open grazing must be prohibited in order to allow the peace loving people of Delta state to drink water and drop the cup. To practice other inadequate solutions is to make a bewildering decision or to invite further killing, raping and other associated vices. He who brings ant infested wood into his house has also invited lizards to live with him.
We hereby urge your Excellency to immediately send a bill to the house of assembly on open grazing and we equally urge the house to pass the bill expeditiously. For every moment this issue is not roundly addressed, one more person is killed, one more girl is raped and one more farmer is humiliated in his ancestor’s land. We have not committed any mortal sin that we should be exposed to these excruciating experiences.
We thank you for URGENT cooperation on this matter.
Signed
Barrister Max Ozoaka
37 Comments
Open grazing is evil in the 21st century. Governments of every state in Nigeria that has any remote in interest in agriculture should assist indigenes of their states to build ranches. It is not a complex issue; it is no rocket science. Cattle rearers in Northern Nigeria have far more expansive land space to build as many ranches as they can. Those in the Southern part of the country may not have such massive land facility, but they can make the best of the little they have. Open grazing is evil, wicked, idiotic and primitive. Crop production should not be discouraged because so marauders are bent on causing problems for the peace loving people of Delta and the neighbouring states.
Cattle owners should build their ranches and feed their cows. This open grazing is destroying our farmlands, that if this doesn't stop, we might end up starving, loosing our already depleted vegetations, loose our wildlife and turn our lands to desserts.
Please end unwanted open land cow grazing now. There are modern cow rearing methods that do not endanger the lives of the public.
Open grazing in the twenty first century is shameful and crude and smacks of idiocy
Let us stop the needless loss of lives from clashes between farmer and herders due to wanton destruction of the farmlands by the cattle herders. Nigeria needs peace and progress.
No open grazing.
Stop open grazing and land grabbing
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The Executive Governor,
Government House
Delta State
The Speaker
Delta State House of Assembly
Delta State
Dear Sirs,
PETITION AGAINST OPEN GRAZING: ASSISTANCE IN CREATING A STRONG DISINCENTIVE TO KILLINGS AND OTHER SOCIAL VICES ASSOCIATED WITH OPEN GRAZING
In the last few years, we the people of Delta State, have witnessed unprecedented levels of killings, raping, destruction of hard earned farm property and produce and physical attacks by people engaged in open grazing. These people even go as far as sometimes asking farmers to ‘do quick and leave the farm as their cattle want to graze’. This is the height of provocation. We need a message sent loud and clear that open grazing is prohibited in Delta state as far as our customary law and traditions are concerned. For people to come into our land and violate our tradition in such grievous ways with equally grievous consequences is totally unacceptable. We have had enough of this. The level of violations and the impunity with which it is being done is such that only a state wide law declaring open grazing a crime will be adequate to address this.
All over the world, ranching is the best practice for animal husbandry. We can allow those who wish to do cattle rearing to purchase or rent land from people and set up proper ranches. Evidence indicates that the weight of the cattle and the volume of milk is higher for ranched cattle than unranched cattle. When this fact is coupled with the killings, the raping, the harassment of people in their own ancestral farms and the destruction of farm lands and property, it is very clear that ranching is the only way to go and that open grazing must be prohibited in order to allow the peace loving people of Delta state to drink water and drop the cup. To practice other inadequate solutions is to make a bewildering decision or to invite further killing, raping and other associated vices. He who brings ant infested wood into his house has also invited lizards to live with him.
We hereby urge your Excellency to immediately send a bill to the house of assembly on open grazing and we equally urge the house to pass the bill expeditiously. For every moment this issue is not roundly addressed, one more person is killed, one more girl is raped and one more farmer is humiliated in his ancestor’s land. We have not committed any mortal sin that we should be exposed to these excruciating experiences.
We thank you for URGENT cooperation on this matter.
Signed
Barrister Max Ozoaka
37 Comments
These people can not continue with their animal husbandry with no cost. We can cultivate the grass feed for sales to them and improve our earning. After all they don't give us cow meat for free.
Open grazing is evil in the 21st century. Governments of every state in Nigeria that has any remote in interest in agriculture should assist indigenes of their states to build ranches. It is not a complex issue; it is no rocket science. Cattle rearers in Northern Nigeria have far more expansive land space to build as many ranches as they can. Those in the Southern part of the country may not have such massive land facility, but they can make the best of the little they have. Open grazing is evil, wicked, idiotic and primitive. Crop production should not be discouraged because so marauders are bent on causing problems for the peace loving people of Delta and the neighbouring states.
Cattle owners should build their ranches and feed their cows. This open grazing is destroying our farmlands, that if this doesn't stop, we might end up starving, loosing our already depleted vegetations, loose our wildlife and turn our lands to desserts.
Please end unwanted open land cow grazing now. There are modern cow rearing methods that do not endanger the lives of the public.
Open grazing in the twenty first century is shameful and crude and smacks of idiocy
Let us stop the needless loss of lives from clashes between farmer and herders due to wanton destruction of the farmlands by the cattle herders. Nigeria needs peace and progress.
No open grazing.
Stop open grazing and land grabbing
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These people can not continue with their animal husbandry with no cost. We can cultivate the grass feed for sales to them and improve our earning. After all they don't give us cow meat for free.