At the meeting of the Southern Governors in Lagos State on Monday, it rejected the passed controversial Petroleum Industry bill which allocated 3% to host communities and 30% to frontier states.
Association of Traditional Leaders/Yoruba Obas in the 19 Northern States and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have condemned and rejected separatist agitations and hate speeches aimed at dividing the country.
The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria MACBAN, says, instead of the blanket ban on open grazing by the Southern governors, that a middle course should be taken to douse tension in the area.
Governor Okezie Ikpeazu has restated the commitment of his administration to the strict enforcement of the anti-open grazing law already domesticated in the State.
Former Aviation Minister Femi Fani-Kayode has faulted the response of the Presidency revealing that nobody has the right to bring a cow to another's farmland to destroy and name it freedom of movement.
The Governor of Ondo State and Chairman of South West Forum, Rotimi Akeredolu has stated that no inch of South West will be ceded to invaders masquerading as herdsmen.
Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has reacted to the statement of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami equating open grazing to the sale of spare part in the North.
The Coalition of Northern Groups, CNG, says the 10-point declaration by 17 Southern governors in Asaba, Delta State has exposed the long years of leadership failure in the North.
The Northern Lawmakers have taken a stance on restructuring and ban on open grazing by Southern Governors stating that the latter has been at the centre of insecurity in the region.
The Miyetti Allah group has responded to the ban of open grazing by Governors in the Southern States in Nigeria stating that herders are not the problem of the country.
Abia State Governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu has called on security agencies in the State to assist the government in enforcing the Anti-Open Grazing Law of Abia State.
The Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has issued a 14 days ultimatum to South-East Governors to ban open grazing in the region.
