The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has said on Wednesday that private investors who wish to rear cattle in the state will have to procure land for their ranching.
Makinde made the statement in response to the reactions that followed his statement on the implementation of the National Livestock Transformation Plan (NLTP) in the state.
The NLTP was the initiative of the states and adopted by the National Executive Council (NEC) to address the farmer-herders crisis in the country.
He had met with his Kwara State counterpart Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, on Tuesday where he said the NLTP “which is already being implemented in Kwara state would be implemented in Oyo state leading to further collaborations between both states on economy and security”.
However, his statement was misinterpreted as RUGA, a plan which was suspended by the federal government following a public outcry.
The governor on Wednesday clarified his statement when he said the NLTP will not be implemented as a whole.
He added that only the aspect of the plan that is beneficial to the state will be implemented.
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“My attention has been drawn to this tweet regarding the implementation of the National Livestock Transformation Plan during the joint security meeting, yesterday. For the avoidance of doubt, when I said we would implement the plan, I didn’t mean a wholesale implementation,” Makinde wrote.
“We will be taking aspects which are beneficial for our state. As I have stated on several occasions, our position in Oyo State is that ranching is a private business and should be carried out as such.
“However, his statement was misinterpreted as RUGA, a plan which was suspended by the federal government following a public outcry.
The governor on Wednesday clarified his statement when he said the NLTP will not be implemented as a whole.
He added that only the aspect of the plan that is beneficial to the state will be implemented.
“My attention has been drawn to this tweet regarding the implementation of the National Livestock Transformation Plan during the joint security meeting, yesterday. For the avoidance of doubt, when I said we would implement the plan, I didn’t mean a wholesale implementation,” Makinde wrote.
“We will be taking aspects which are beneficial for our state. As I have stated on several occasions, our position in Oyo State is that ranching is a private business and should be carried out as such.
“Our administration won’t be providing land for free to private investors for ranching.”
