Southern Governors In Nigeria Ban Open Grazing And Call For National Conference...
Governors from the southern part of Nigeria on Tuesday May 11,2021 met in Asaba, Delta State to proffer solutions to killings, kidnapping and other challenges bedeviling the nation.
The governors, Dapo Abiodun (Ogun), Nyesom Wike (Rivers), Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos), Rotimi Akeredolu (Ondo) et al, gathered to address the growing issues of insecurity and other matters affecting their regions.
The governors, under the aegis of the Southern Nigeria Governors Forum (SNGF), said they condemned open grazing of animals and movement of cattle from the northern part of the country to the south and also called for a national conference to determine national questions bothering on the nature of Nigeria’s federalism and federal character in national appointments, among other issues.