The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris has explained why Tinubu administration created the Ministries of Livestock Development and that of Regional Development.

Recall that the two new Ministries are headed by Mr Abubakar Eshiokpekha Momoh and Alhaji Idi Mukhtar respectively.

Both ministers featured on the first day of the second edition of its Ministerial Briefing Session.

In his welcome address, Idris emphasized that both ministries were created to harness the vast potential of Nigeria’s livestock industry and to drive regional development across the six geo-political zones.

“These two Ministries happen to be the newest in the country. The Ministry of Livestock Development was created in July 2024, to transform Nigeria’s multi-billion-dollar livestock potential into actual economic prosperity for Nigerians, while the Ministry of Regional Development was created in October 2024, to oversee the activities of the country’s regional development commissions,” he said.

“These two Ministers have since hit the ground running, and they are here today to shed more light on what they have been working on since the creation of their Ministries,” he said.

The Minister also commended the media for their dedication in covering the Ministerial Briefing Sessions, describing them as invaluable partners in informing Nigerians. He urged journalists to uphold accuracy and fairness in their reporting.

“The media have remained invaluable partners in our stride to continue to update Nigerians on the laudable achievements of the Tinubu Administration. I urge the media to ensure that these briefings are reported with the utmost sense of fairness and accuracy,” he added.

“There should be no recourse to sensationalism in the reporting of government policies and programs. Criticisms and disagreements are welcome, in the spirit of democratic practice, but misinformation and disinformation should have no room whatsoever in public discourse,” he said.

Idris assured that the government will provide wide publicity for the briefing sessions across multiple media platforms to promote accountability and encourage public feedback.