The Oyo State government has revealed plans to engage a task force to implement the anti-grazing law in the state.
Governor Seyi Makinde stated this in Ogbomoso during a Town Hall meeting in commemoration of the second anniversary of his administration, held at the Soun Ogunlola Hall, Oja-Igbo, Ogbomoso. At the meeting, he said that open grazing is illegal in Oyo state and that the task force would cover the whole of Oyo State and not just Oriire.
In a statement signed by the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr Taiwo Adisa, the governor also assured Oyo citizens that his government would soon create an alternative road to the Ibadan/Oyo/Ogbomoso Expressway, a federal road which he said has been under construction for too long.
According to him, the State government will construct the Iseyin/Ogbomoso road to link the Ibadan/Iseyin road and ensure that travellers to Ogbomoso bypass the traffic logjam on the federal road.
He said: “In Oyo State, open grazing is against the law. The implementation plan will come out within the next six to eight weeks. So, to my brother from Oriire who spoke about open grazing, the Task Force will not be for Oriire alone, it will cut across Oyo State.”
“So, whoever goes against the law in this state will face the wrath of the law and that is just it.”
“And concerning all the requests on road construction, we will plan ahead. Some of these projects will be included in the budget that we are going to come up with next year because we have to work with the fund in government coffers.”
“When you engage with our team on budget, which will be going round very soon, make sure some of these roads are mentioned and I give you my promise that we will do all we can to ensure the right things are done.”
