President Bola Tinubu has created created the Ministry of livestock development.
The ministry’s creation was announced during the inauguration of the Renewed Hope livestock reform implementation committee to address the issue of farmers-herders crisis.
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, saying pastoralists were looking for the creation of a full-blown ministry for livestock.
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