The Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday sent the bill on open grazing to the committee on agriculture after it scaled second reading.

According to a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker of the House, Mr Eromosele Ebhomele, the anti-open grazing bill will provide for ranching, as well as the registration of herders.

The House also passed the state Value Added Tax Bill to the committee on finance, asking it to present its report on Thursday.

The Speaker of the House, Dr Mudashiru Obasa, said, “The Prohibition of Open Cattle Grazing Bill is timely and one that will ensure harmonious relationships between herders and farmers and protect the environment.

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“The bill will make provision for the registration of herders and prepare them for ranching. Allocating parcels of land is not enough; there should be training of those who would go into ranching.”

Obasa added that the VAT bill, when passed, would lead to increased revenue and infrastructural development.

 “A situation where about N500bn is generated from Lagos State while N300bn is generated from other South-West states and paltry amounts are disbursed to them in return is lamentable. It is an opportunity for us to emphasise again on the need for the consideration of true federalism,” he said.