Former judge argues Nigerian legislature has no constitutional authority to regulate grazing

The National Assembly has no constitutional powers to make laws banning open grazing and establish a national agency for the regulation and management of ranches in Nigeria, a retired Supreme Court Judge, Justice Ejembi Eko, has said. The retired judge disclosed this in a chat with Law & Society Magazine on the current Bill at the National Assembly seeking to ban open grazing across the country. According to him, the bill falls outside the purview of the National Assembly. SaharaReporters reported on June 5 that “A Bill to establish a National Animal Husbandry and Ranches Commission for the regulation, management, preservation and control of ranches throughout Nigeria; and for connected purposes, 2024” has scaled second reading.
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