BREAKING: Tinubu Creates Livestock Ministry, Inaugurates Committee

• President Tinubu has established the Federal Ministry of Livestock Development under its Renewed Hope livestock programme
• The new ministry is aimed at addressing the ongoing conflicts between herders and farmers
• The creation of this new ministry was announced on Tuesday, July 9, during the inauguration of the Presidential Committee on Livestock Reforms at the Villa

Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has over two years of experience covering political parties and movements

State House, Abuja - President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has declared the establishment of the Ministry of Livestock Development.

The ministry’s creation was announced on Tuesday, July 9, during the inauguration of the Renewed Hope livestock reform implementation committee, which was established to address the farmers-herders crisis.

The minister for the new ministry will be announced soon, Leadership reported.

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As reported by Daily Trust, the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) had tasked the president to create livestock ministry.

Alhaji Baba Usman Ngelzarma, MACBAN president, made the demand last month, while noting pastoralists were looking for the creation of a full-blown ministry for livestock.

Creation of new ministry: Nigerians react

Nigerians took to the comment section of an X user , Ayekooto, @DeeOneAyekooto and shared their thoughts on the development. Legit.ng captured some f their reactions below;

@DeeOneAyekooto tweeted:

"This Ministry is established in fulfilment of President Tinubu’s campaign promise to resolve all Herders-Farmers clashes in Nigeria."

@bulalathegreat tweeted:

"If it’s coming from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu then I trust it will work out."

@mhassantom tweeted:

"Can we just call it "Ministry of herdsmen."

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Herdsmen clash with Amotekun forces in Ondo state, many injured

In another related development, Legit.ng reported that herdsmen injured several individuals, including members of the Ondo State Security Network in Akure North local government area.

The incident occurred as personnel from the Amotekun were enforcing the anti-open grazing law at Igoba, along Ado Road. While removing cows grazing on farmland, armed Fulani herdsmen assaulted the officers using stones, bottles, cutlasses, and firearms.

Jimoh Adeniken, the spokesperson for the Ondo Amotekun Corps, reported that the operatives relocated over 120 cows damaging crops.

Source: Legit.ng