The Biafra Republic Government In-Exile (BRGIE) has rejected the institution of the newly created Livestock Development Ministry across Biafranland.
BRGIE Prime, Simon Ekpa, made the disclosure in a statement on Wednesday via his official X handle hours after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu announced the creation of the Livestock Development Ministry on Tuesday.
Ekpa-led BRGIE, while affirming that the Ministry cannot exit in Biafraland, frowned at the speed with which the Livestock Ministry was created and prioritized by Tinubu led-government.
It warned that Biafralands should not be included in the scheme of things regarding the Livestock Development Ministry.
“You can create a Ministry of terrorists called (ministry of livestock) in Nigeria, not in Biafraland.
“If you create it in any Biafra territory, we will not allow it. Do not include Biafra territory in your so-called livestock.
“The Fulanis called for the creation on June 23rd, 2024 and the President prioritized it by creating the ministry on July 9, 2024, in less than a month.
“We will not accept anything associated with it in Biafraland”, he said.
Recall that in June last Month, Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, MACBAN beaconed Tinubu to create a Livestock Development Ministry.
However, outside Ekpa-led BRGIE, Nigerians have criticized the importance of the Ministry amid the need to cut down on the high cost of governance in Nigeria.
A financial analyst, Kalu Aja, who also reacted to the development, condenmed the Ministry’s creation, stating that the government is uninterested in budgetary discipline but in reelection.
Meanwhile, farmers under the aegis of the All Farmers Association of Nigeria said on Wednesday that the creation of the Livestock Ministry will end Farmers-herders conflicts.
With the creation of the Ministry, Nigeria now has a total of 50 ministries resulting in an additional recurrent expenditures burden.