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A former governor of Oyo State, Senator Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja has commended governors from the southern part of the country who recently pronounced eradication of open grazing.
While declaring that open grazing of cattle is no more sustainable in the country insisted that open grazing of cattle which has resulted in the loss of many lives in all parts of the country due to clashes between farmers and herdsmen is not more fashionable because it has outlived its relevance.
Ladoja who is the Osi Olubadan of Ibadan land, advised herdsmen, cattle breeders and anyone interested in the rearing of cattle to find a sustainable business model.
This according to him is because it is glaring that open grazing of cattle is no more sustainable.
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The former governor made these declarations while hosting some personalities among whom were Senator Teslim Folarin (Oyo Central) former Secretary to Oyo State Government and Ekefa Balogun of Ibadan land. Others were Sharafaden Alli and Ajia Balogun of Ibadanland, Taofeek Adegboyega Adegoke.
The dignitaries were at Ladoja’s Bodija Ibadan residence to felicitate with him over the completion of the just-concluded Ramadan fast.
Ladoja, while addressing journalists, said that some states had passed anti-open grazing laws, but the governors in those states are not enforcing the laws.
According to Ladoja, all of us know that open grazing is not sustainable. All of us know that it is no more sustainable.
So, we have to find a way of looking for sustainable things. If you look at it, fifty years ago, how many people do we have and how many people we have now. It has increased. How many cattle we have then and how many do we have now. It has increased.
“There are some countries that have more cattle than us and they are not practising open grazing because it is not sustainable. The laws ars there, I support the Southern Governors for speaking against open grazing. There are some states that have passed the law but, they are not implementing it.
“There is anti-open grazing law in Oyo State, but it is not being implemented. I believe that after the pronouncement by the Southern Governors, they will implement the law.
“If they kill some farmers today, other farmers will be afraid to go to the farm. It is wrong for one tribe to dominate us. We are not on a unitary system. These are some of the reasons why some people are agitating for secession and revolution,” Ladoja added
