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  • Updated: June 23, 2022

Ortom Dares Critics To Publicly Rebuke Anti-Grazing Law In Benue

Ortom Dares Critics To Publicly Rebuke Anti-Grazing Law In B

Ortom receiving the award

Governor Samuel Ortom has challenged those who believe his administration erred in enacting the Open Grazing Prohibition and Ranches Establishment Law to speak against it publicly in the state and see the reaction of the people. 

Governor Ortom stated this on Thursday after receiving the award as Best Governor in Nigeria in the area of security by the Daily Independent newspaper and other awards.

He said the law which was enacted as a solution to the perennial clashes between herdsmen and farmers has the endorsement of traditional and religious leaders, Christians and Muslims and other stakeholders who have all remained resolute that the law should not be repealed. 

The Governor stressed that no matter the level of intimidation, harassment, attacks and deprivation, his government would continue with the full implementation of the law, saying those who were thinking of coming to repeal the law were daydreaming.

Governor Ortom who lamented the daily invasion of Benue communities and killing of innocent people by the Fulani herdsmen whose agenda he said was to take over the land, urged the people to stand up to defend themselves and the land against the invaders.

Also speaking on PVC, he advised the people to take advantage of the ongoing voters registration exercise by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to regularise their Permanent Voters Cards to be able to elect leaders who would represent their interest in next year's general election.

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