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Bauchi Governor Bala Mohammed on Monday told his colleagues and the elites in Nigeria to tread with caution over the ban on open grazing.
He spoke at the ongoing 2021 Annual Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) – Section on Public Interest and Development Law (SPIDEL) in Ibadan.
Mohammed said though he was not opposed to the prohibition “the baby must not be thrown away with the bad water”.
The governor observed that open grazing was a form of occupation to some ethnic groups.
He said the ban must be done in a persuasive manner that would be beneficial to the herders, farmers and traders.
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Bauchi Governor Bala Mohammed on Monday told his colleagues and the elites in Nigeria to tread with caution over the ban on open grazing. He spoke at the