Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde says the state will not provide land for ranching because it believes it is a private business.
Makinde said this after a meeting with his Kwara State counterpart in Ibadan, Oyo State capital.
“We also agreed that the National Livestock Transformation Plan 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,” he said on his twitter page on Wednesday.
However, the governor’s tweet generated several reactions from the citizens who viewed the National Livestock Transformation as replacement of the Federal Government settlement, which had earlier been rejected by South west states.
But Makinde said the state would not implement the whole of the National Livestock Transformation Plan, only the aspects it finds beneficial.
“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 admin won’t be providing land for free to private investors for ranching,” he said.
