Explaining the general principles of the bill, Zam canvassed the need for the proposed Commission to manage, regulate, and preserve ranches across the country. He said: 'The proposed National Animal Husbandry and Ranches Commission is for management, preservation, and control of ranches throughout Nigeria.' The bill, however, met stiff opposition from Senator Danjuma Goje from Gombe and his counterpart from Kebbi, Adamu Aliero.
Goje specifically maintained that cattle routes begin from the far north and end in Lokoja as 'the route does not extend to the South'. In his contribution, Senator Hussein Babangida Uba, representing Jigawa North-West, called for extra caution in passing the bill, given its trail of controversies in the past. Other Senators who supported the bill contended that the proposed Commission would manage the farmers/herders crisis, hence, it should be passed.