It has been gathered that a bill seeking to create a database for the cow in Nigeria has scaled through the second reading at the plenary on Tuesday.
According to The Nation, the bill which elicited flurry reactions among Nigerians is for an act to provide for National Livestock Bureau.
The bill was proposed by Senator Muhammad Enagi representing Niger South.
As proposed the agency will be in charge of identification, traceability and registration of livestock such as cows and goats to among other things curb cattle rustling and ensure the protection, control and management of all livestock in Nigeria.
According to Enagi, aside from checking cattle rustling, the bill will help address the diseases and other threats to human lives caused by the movement of livestock.
He also added that the agency in charge will also ensure that animal products being imported into, or sold in, Nigeria are easily traced to ensure human safety.
Enagi said the agency will be charged with the duty of identifying livestock, their owners and other details including their origin birthplace, sex and breed.
Below are Nigerians reactions as captured with the thought that the bill is good but came at the wrong time.
Social commentator Adetutu Balogun said: “A country yet to complete a National Database for people is proposing a National Database for Cows. Thank you United Kingdom for my citizenship.”
Co-founder and Chief Operations Officer PiggyVest Odunayo Eweniyi tweeted:” Not a single unified database for the people, but sureeeee let’s do it for the cows.”
Dr Olufunmilayo said: “Twitter to open Africa HQ in Ghana. Amazon to put Africa HQ in South Africa. Germany to open Global Pandemic Prevention Centre in Ghana.
“Guess what Nigeria is doing? Nigeria to have National Database for Cows. Pls, don’t laugh. This is a true-life story from the Giant of Africa.”
Sodiq Tade wrote: “Serious Countries are putting in place policies to attract huge Investors, but in Nigeria, we are working on creating a National database for cows. Sigh”
Ifa Funsho argued: “If Nigeria is not a zoo, how can senators be talking about the database for cows not a database for Nigerians?”
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