President Bola Tinubu has created a new ministry. It is known as the Ministry of Livestock Development. The new ministry was created to address the age-long conflict between criminal herders and farmers in different parts of the country.
This was made known by the president, while inaugurating the Presidential Committee on Livestock Reforms at the State House in Abuja.
The newly formed committee, which will be chaired by President Tinubu himself, has as deputy chairman the former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega.
The committee is expected to propose recommendations to foster peaceful coexistence between herders and farmers while ensuring the security and economic well-being of all Nigerians.
The development comes as a response to calls from various stakeholders, including the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), which had previously urged the president to establish a dedicated ministry for livestock.
MACBAN’s president, Alhaji Baba Usman Ngelzarma, had said there was a need for a comprehensive approach to address the entire livestock value chain.