The Delta Government says it will not acquire any land for ranching in the state as reported in certain quarters.
The State Commissioner for Information, Charles Aniagwu, explained this in a statement he issued on Friday in Asaba.
He said that ranching and livestock breeding, rearing and marketing was private business.
He also said that the Delta State Government is not acquiring lands for herdsmen as wrongly reported in some quarters.
Aniagwu said that the bill before the State House of Assembly was for the regulation of livestock breeding, raring, and marketing in the state.
“Contrary to the misinformation in the public, the state is not acquiring any land to establish ranches.
“Ranching like any other business is a private concern and therefore anyone interested in establishing ranches in any part of the state is free to acquire land for the said purpose.
“The acquisition should be done following relevant laws that regulate private ownership of any legitimate business,” Mr. Aniagwu said.
He urged the people of the state and the general public to disregard the rumor that the government was providing land for herdsmen as an alternative to the ban on open grazing.
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