Femi Falana, human rights lawyer, says he supports the
resolution of the southern governors to ban open grazing in their region.
Speaking on Wednesday when he featured on ‘Politics Today’,
a programme on Channels TV, Falana urged the governors to give legal backing to
the resolution, adding that waiting for President Muhammadu Buhari’s support on
the decision may be a waste of time.
On Tuesday, 17 southern governors resolved to ban open
grazing and movement of cattle by foot in the region.
Reacting, the human rights lawyer asked the governors to
“walk their talk” by translating the resolutions into legal instruments.
“I have read the resolutions and, for me, the governors have
done very well. They need to mobilise their northern colleagues,” he said.
“They need to walk their talk because if you expect that the
presidency will act on this resolution, the governors may be wasting their
precious time.
“Each of the state governors will have to make enabling laws
to translate the decision of the communiqué to a legal instrument.”
Falana also backed the call of the southern governors for
the president to address the nation, saying the citizens will want to hear
directly from Buhari.
On restructuring, the human rights lawyer said the governors
have formally joined the campaign, adding that the calls for secession are as a
result of the refusal of the federal government to address concerns for
restructuring.
Falana also noted that the ban on open grazing is in the
interest of the herders, adding that night and under-aged grazing should not be
allowed in any part of the country.
“In order to secure the lives and properties of every
citizen in every state in the country, open grazing, night grazing, and
under-aged grazing should no longer be allowed in the country,” he said.
“If we look at it, it
is also in the interest of the herders.”
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