JUST IN: PANDEF backs 17 Southern governors’ ban on open grazing, support restructuring
The Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has shown overwhelming support for the resolution by the 17 Southern Governors on banning open grazing while supporting restructuring.
The Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has shown overwhelming support for the resolution by the 17 Southern Governors on banning open grazing while supporting restructuring.
Moreso, the forum position was contained in a statement issued on Wednesday by its National Publicity Secretary, Hon. Ken Robinson
“With the goings-on in the country, we had expected them to meet before now but it is a good thing that they have met. It is a welcomed development.
“This would not only foster cooperation among the governors and people of the Southern States but also strengthen the nation’s democracy.
“We have also seen the communique that they issued. It is very commendable.
“Their resolutions re-emphasised our positions, particularly, on restructuring, open grazing, and the alarming state of insecurity.
“Citizens now live in fear and are no longer able to freely pursue various livelihoods, across the country, due to the security situation.
“PANDEF had repeatedly averred that open grazing is outdated. It is archaic and should not be allowed to continue in a society like ours.
“The days of open grazing are over and the sooner those who are in that business realize it, the better for all of us,” Hon. Robinson noted.
