Abia Lawmaker urges intervention, as cattle destroy farms in constituency

The subordinate representing Umuahia North Constituency successful the Abia State House of Assembly, Anderson Akaliro, has cried retired implicit the demolition of farms belonging to his constituents successful Umuagu Autonomous Community, Umuahia North LGA.

The destruction, according to the lawmaker, was caused by cattle belonging to suspected herdsmen.

Presenting a substance of urgent nationalist value earlier the Abia State House of Assembly, Akaliro expressed interest that the demolition of crops successful the farms occurred contempt the 2018 anti-open grazing law.

He urged the Abia State House of Assembly to urgently intervene successful the substance successful bid to halt the concern from degenerating into a heavy crisis.

Responding to the Umuahia North representative’s petition, the Abia State House of Assembly committed the substance to its associated committee connected information and agriculture for legislative action.

In different development, the Abia State House of Assembly received H.A.M. 50, a question calling connected the Abia State Government to instrumentality implicit the Erei Palm Plantation Farm Settlement successful Okon Aku, Ohafia South, to avert further mayhem and bloodshed successful the community.

Kalu Mba Nwoke, who represents Ohafia South Constituency successful the Assembly, presented the motion, saying that the authorities government’s takeover of the thenar plantation would lend to lasting bid successful the Okon Aku community.

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