Sanwo-Olu signs anti-open grazing bill into law

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has signed the anti-grazing bill  into law. The signed the bill into law on Monday.

The Senior Media Aide on print media, Wale Ajetunmobi, made this known on his Facebook page.

“Breaking! Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, this afternoon, signs the bill prohibiting open cattle grazing in Lagos into law,” he posted on Facebook.

Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday, September 9, 2021, had earlier, passed the bill entitled, “A bill for a law to Prohibit Open Cattle Grazing In Lagos State, the Trespass of Cattle Land And For Other Connected Purposes”.

The bill was passed after unanimous votes by the lawmakers at the sitting where the bill was read the third time.

The Speaker of the House, Hon. Mudashiru Obasa had directed the Acting Clerk of the House, Mr. Olalekan Onafeko, to immediately transmit a clean copy to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for assent.