ABUJA (Sundiata Post) – President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday announced the creation of the Ministry of Livestock Development. A new minister for the ministry will be announced soon.
The president made the announcement while inaugurating the Presidential Committee on Livestock Reforms.
The president approved the establishment of the Presidential Committee to Address Herders/Farmers Clashes and Bolster Livestock & Dairy Industries last year September. President Tinubu approved the establishment of a Presidential Committee dedicated to the reform of the livestock industry and the provision of long-term solutions to recurring clashes between herders and farmers in the country.
The establishment of the Committee followed the submission of a report from the National Conference on Livestock Reforms and Mitigation of Associated Conflicts in Nigeria, convened by the former Governor of Kano State and Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje.
The Committee is expected to collaborate with the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security and propose recommendations aimed at fostering a peaceful co-existence between herders and farmers while ensuring the security and economic well-being of all Nigerians.
