{"id":80689,"date":"2021-05-12T14:07:42","date_gmt":"2021-05-12T13:07:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=80689"},"modified":"2021-05-12T14:07:42","modified_gmt":"2021-05-12T13:07:42","slug":"southern-reps-back-govs-on-open-cattle-grazing-devolution-of-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/southern-reps-back-govs-on-open-cattle-grazing-devolution-of-power\/","title":{"rendered":"Southern Reps back Govs on open cattle grazing, devolution of Power"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The members of the House of Representatives from the 17 southern states of the federation has backed\u00a0 Southern Governors’ Forum on the demand for true federalism, restructuring, worsening insecurity in the country and ban on open cattle grazing.<\/p>\n

This position according to a release after the meeting of the lawmakers was in firm restatement of their insistence that the nation must exist and\u00a0governed on the platform of democratic tenets of social justice, equity, fairness, mutual respect, true federalism, rule of law and\u00a0 constitutional\u00a0order.<\/p>\n

The lawmakers said they are ready to deploy all legislative instruments at their disposal for actualization of a resolution to achieve a workable\u00a0Nigeria, while also urging Nigerians to see the larger picture and\u00a0also ensure that all hands are on the deck to move the nation to the
\nright direction.<\/p>\n

In a\u00a0 release signed by the opposition leader, Ndudi Elumelu and 22 others on behalf of the other southern lawmakers, it stated that “Against this backdrop, the members of the House of Representatives from the South, without regard to any other affiliations, firmly support our governors on the immediate ban on open cattle grazing across the Southern\u00a0Nigeria.<\/p>\n

“We hold that such is a sure step towards checking the infiltration of bandits, armed herders and terrorist elements which has heightened security\u00a0challenges with escalated killings and bloody attacks on innocent\u00a0citizens, while crippling social life, economic activities and
\nfood production in the region.<\/p>\n

“We therefore support the recommendation that the Federal Government should provide alternative and modern livestock management that does not constitute\u00a0a security and economic challenge to the nation.<\/p>\n

“The platform of Southern members in the House of Representatives also support\u00a0our governor’s restatement of the demand for true federalism
\nthrough restructuring that will lead to the devolution of power, creation of state police, review of resource control and revenue allocation formula, as well as strict adherence to federal character principle in federal appointments in the shared interests of the federating\u00a0states.<\/p>\n

“As lawmakers, we affirm that such is the only guaranteed way to ensure fairness, justice, equity to engender national stability, productivity and peaceful co-existence and we support an urgent national dialogue in that\u00a0regard.<\/p>\n

“We caution certain individuals kicking against such devolution of power and\u00a0review of revenue control and allocation formula, to desist from
\ntheir vested parochial interest and note that such reviews are the only way to stabilize our nation engender regional or state productivity and
\nheathy development at all levels.<\/p>\n

“Furthermore, our platform commends our governors for the concern for the asphyxiation of economic activities in the Southern Nigeria resulting\u00a0from the continued congestion in ports in Lagos and the gridlock\u00a0on the Oshodi-Apapa Expressway.<\/p>\n

“This challenge has led to loses in billions of naira to businesses and other economic activities in the industrial and commercial activities of not\u00a0only in the Southern Nigeria but the nation at large.<\/p>\n

“We therefore firmly back the demand for the establishment and activation of other ports in other states of the federation, particularly\u00a0in the south where such services are in very high demand.<\/p>\n

“As lawmaker, our platform assures of our readiness to deploy our legislative\u00a0instruments to ensure speedy achievement of the reforms and
\nconstitutional amendments that will guarantee a restructuring towards the\u00a0practice of true federalism in our country and we are rallying our
\ncolleagues from other parts of the country in this direction.<\/p>\n

“Our platform applauds our governors for their patriotism and courage while commending Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State for hosting his colleagues in their quest for solutions at this critical time in our nation\u00a0history.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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