Gov. Samuel Ortom signed the Anti-Open Grazing Bill into the law in May while its implementation began November 1, 2017. The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Benue chapter, has commended the Benue Government for successfully implementing the Anti-Open Grazing Law.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Gov. Samuel Ortom signed the Anti-Open Grazing Bill into the law in May while its implementation began November 1, 2017.Rev. Akpen Leva, the chairman of the association in the state made the commendation in an interview with NAN on Wednesday in Makurdi,.Leva said, “so far, the state government has demonstrated the political will to implement the law”.He said the implementation of the law showed that the state government was committed to ending the incessant conflicts between herders and farmers across the state.Leva recalled that the Anti-Open Grazing Bill was originally initiated by CAN but later developed by the government.
