Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, has said his government will not provide land for free to private investors for ranching.

The Governor said this to clarify speculations going viral on social media that the state government would adopt that the National Livestock Transformation Plan which is already being implemented in Kwara State.

Makinde, after a meeting with Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, had said on Twitter that “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.”

This tweet was taken by many to mean an implementation of Rural Grazing Area settlements which many Nigerians had in the past kicked against.

However, the attention of the Governor was drawn to the reactions to his tweet, hence, made a clarification on his decision to implement the National Livestock Transformation Plan.

He said “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.

“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.”