Sen. Ita Enang has said that while the Federal Government is working extra hard to tackle the issues of farmers-herdsmen clashes in Benue, it is constrained by the constitution.
He maintained that the Federal Government could not go beyond its constitutional boundaries.
He also explained that in the herdsmen-farmers clashes in Benue, which is the most topical, the best the government could do, was to talk less while it thought of ways of addressing the situation on ground.
Enang said, “the Federal Government cannot legitimately interfere in the grazing question, except in the security angle because of the constitution and the law.
“There have been several bills before the National Assembly, but none has become law authorising the President to grant land for grazing purposes or authorise or prevent movement of cattle or animals.
“This power is vested in the states, and for grazing purpose it is specifically vested in the Local Government by the Land Use Act”.
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