The Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Udom Emmanuel, has inaugurated a 14-man committee to monitor the enforcement of the recently enacted anti-grazing law in the state.
Speaking during the inauguration of the committee, the governor explained that the law was not targeted at any individual or group of persons but meant to ensure the orderly organisation of agricultural activities across the state.
The governor, who was represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Dr Emmanuel Ekuwem, added that the law would be in the best interest of all Nigerians who need the produce of crop farmers and the meat and dairy products of the livestock farmers to balance their diet.
He said, “The typical staple food on the table of an average Nigerian is a symbiosis of livestock products and crops; food such as our garri, pounded yam, amala, meat, fish and vegetables. The law is not against any person. It is to make sure that we eat a balanced diet because if cattle destroy the vegetable component of what we eat, all the vitamins will be lost. When you ensure a balanced diet, the population of Nigeria will be healthy and when the population is healthy, we have a productive population.”
