LONG TITLE: A bill for an Act to establish The National Grazing Route & Reserve Commission to establish, manage and control grazing routes and reserves in all parts of Nigeria and for other incidental matters thereto.
BILL NO: HB 388
SPONSOR: HON. KARIM STEVE SUNDAY (PDP: KOGI STATE – Yagba East/Yagba West/Mopa-muro)
STATUS: (This Bill has passed first reading in the House of Representatives and was Consolidated on 15/03/2016 with HB 323: A Bill for an Act to Create Cattle Ranches under the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Act, Bill, 2015 sponsored by Hon Dickson Tarkighir)
BILL OBJECTIVE
The bill’s explanatory memorandum states that the essence of the bill is to establish a National Grazing Routes and Reserve Commission, which shall acquire lands in all the 36 states of the federation for the purpose of grazing and ranching. It further states that the aim is to curb incessant conflicts between nomadic herdsmen and livestock farmers and settlers in Nigeria.
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