Diri to sign anti-open grazing bill into law
Daniels Igoni, Yenagoa
Barring any unforeseen circumstances, an executive bill seeking to ban open grazing of cows and regulate the business of livestock breeding and marketing in Bayelsa State would be passed into law on Wednesday.
The chairman of the state House of Assembly Joint Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Trade, Industry and Investment as well as Environment and Security, Mr Tonye Isenah, said this during the public hearing on the bill organised by the committee at the Assembly Complex in Yenagoa on Monday.
The public hearing followed the Assembly’s successful first and second reading of the legislative document, which is titled, ‘Livestock Breeding and Marketing Regulation Bill, 2021’, during plenary on February 24.
Terry Ikumi
The National Assembly Joint Committee on Health has asked the Ministry of Health to suspend further action on the plans to utilize the N10 billion released to them by the Ministry of Finance, to fund the production of COVID-19 vaccines.
The committee took the decision on Wednesday, following its dissatisfaction with the explanation of the Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire on how the N10 billion will be utilised.
Chairman Senate Committee on Health, Ibrahim Oloriegbe said the committee is dissatisfied with the explanation of the Minister and has directed that the money should not be spent until the Ministry can state clearly, what the money will be used for.