A pressure group, Plateau Youth G17 Peace and Progressive Forum, says it has prepared a bill on prohibition of open grazing and will soon present same to the Plateau House Assembly.
Mr Yaks Danja, its spokesman, disclosed this on Thursday in Jos, when he led the group on a visit to the Plateau chapter of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).
Danja said that the need for a law to prohibit open grazing was long over due in Plateau “because of the persistent clashes between herders and farmers”.
“We prepared a bill which, by the grace God, will soon be presented to the Plateau House of Assembly for consideration and passage into law.
“The law will prevent destruction of farms, community ponds, settlements and property by open grazing.
“The law will also protect the environment from degradation and pollution caused by open rearing and over grazing of livestock.
“It will also optimize the use of land resources in the face of overstretched land and increasing population,” he said.
Youth group to submit open grazing prohibition bill to Plateau Assembly
