Laolu Akande and Major Stakeholders Disagree with the F.G. over the Creation of Livestock Development Ministry.

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Laolu Akande Questions, former aid to Yemi Osinbanjo has revealed his reservation towards the creation of a livestock development ministry by the federal government, citing the government’s lack of political will, in what they are doing., Take a look below.

President Bola Tinubu had on Tuesday approved the establishment of the Ministry of Livestock Development as part of measures to curb the perennial farmers-herders clashes.

But Akande said though a lack of will and expertise are hindering the implementation of the National Livestock Transformation Plan (NTLP), the country may not need another ministry for livestock.

“I am not sure that we need a ministry [of livestock],” Akande said on Tuesday’s edition of Channels Television’s Politics Today.

“Based on what is available to me now, I am not entirely certain that we would need a ministry to do this [curb farmers-herders clashes]. But let’s wait for more details.”Akande believes if the NLTP introduced by the administration of ex-President Muhammadu Buhari is implemented, it will transform the livestock industry in Nigeria and end the clashes.

He argued that the new ministry may create a conflict of interest with the already existing Ministry of Agriculture. Continue reading.