Open grazing: Ortom reacts to dismissal of suit filed by Miyetti Allah
- Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue has commended the judiciary following the victory of the state in a case against it by Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore
- Ortom described the dismissal of the suit filed against the Benue state open grazing prohibition and ranches establishment law as a victory for justice, democracy and the rule of law.
- This was contained in a statement by Terver Akase, the governor's chief press secretary
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state has said the dismissal of the suit filed by Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore against the Benue state open grazing prohibition and ranches establishment law is a victory for justice, democracy and the rule of law.
This was contained in a statement by the governor's chief press secretary, Terver Akase, in which the country's judiciary was commended for proving that it is indeed the last hope of the common people.
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The Federal High Court had on Thursday, July 4, dismissed the suit filed by Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore.
Channels reports that the governor said the judgment affirms the fact that the law was duly enacted and it is in the interest of all Nigerians who wish to go into livestock business in the state.
Legit.ng gathers that Ortom restates the commitment of his administration to ensuring that implementation of the ranching law guarantees peace in all parts of the state.
He called on the Miyetti Allah groups and other livestock owners to embrace ranching which is the global best practice of animal husbandry.
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Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that the suit filed by the Miyetti Allah Association against the open grazing prohibition and establishment law passed by the Benue state House of Assembly in 2017 was dismissed by the Federal High Court.
The ruling, delivered on Thursday, July 4, by Justice Okon Abang, said that the plaintiffs failed to amend their originating summon as demanded by the court through Justice Bamidele Quadri in 2017.
Based on this, Justice Abang said that the plaintiffs were nonchalant and as such, treated the order with contempt.
As punishment for their failure to comply to the directive, the court ordered the group to pay the sum of N100,000 to all the defendants.
Delivering the judgment, Justice Abang said: “For 19 months, since December till date, the plaintiff failed to file the amended originating sermon following an order of a judge of the Federal High Court to do so with 5 days.
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“The plaintiff was in court when this order was made but failed to comply or appeal the order. No valid originating summons was filed by them."
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