President Tinubu demands actionable livestock reforms, links ranching to national security

President Bola Tinubu has reiterated his expectation that the National Economic Council conference will yield concrete resolutions on ranching, livestock investment, and agricultural diversification, pledging to personally ensure the reforms are delivered.

Speaking at the opening of the two-day NEC conference in Abuja on Monday, the President directly connected the transformation of the livestock sector to national security, framing banditry and terrorism as urgent economic obstacles.

“I’m confident that the resolution of this conference will include dairy farming, livestock investment, ranches and diversification of our agricultural produce. I promise you here, I will play my part. I promise Nigeria that this will be delivered,” Tinubu stated.

He described banditry and terrorism as foreign to Nigerian culture and economically destructive, vowing further commitment to strengthening security forces.

“To further find means to strengthen our security forces to defeat terrorism and combat banditry, that I promise you is what has kept all of us sleepless at night, but I assure you that we will win with determination and resilience,” he said.

The conference follows a prior NEC directive from December 18, 2025, which inaugurated a Livestock Development Committee, chaired by Kebbi State Governor Nasir Idris, to fast-track nationwide ranching and livestock production reforms.

President Tinubu also commended Vice President Kashim Shettima for steering the council and praised several state governors, specifically mentioning Borno and Katsina, for their efforts in defending liberty and the commonwealth.

Formally declared open by the President, the conference is being presided over by Vice President Shettima. It was convened by the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Senator Atiku Bagudu, under the theme ‘Delivering Inclusive Growth and Sustainable Development: The Renewed Hope National Development Plan.’

Holding on February 9 and 10, the conference aims to address critical macroeconomic priorities such as fiscal coordination, investment mobilization, and shared development strategies between federal and state governments.

Participants include state governors, senior officials, development partners, and private-sector leaders.

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Dele Fashomi

Dele Fashomi, seasoned journalist and communication teacher, is a holder of Master of Arts degree in Communication and Language Arts from the University of Ibadan in 1992/93.

Earlier, he had bagged a Bachelor degree from the same university in 1984, after which he proceeded to the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Lagos, in 1990, for a postgraduate diploma in Journalism.

He had done many courses in communication, including the EU-BBC Editing Course in 2002.

Mr. Fashomi combines effectively the practice, research and teaching of communication. And to date, he has published two academic works in communication: Issues in Communication Technology and Policy (2010) and Economic and Social Issues in Advertising and PR (2013).

He had his first break in the Nigerian media in Concord Newspapers in 1990 and today, he has over two and half decades experience earned in several newspapers.

He has been part of many start-ups, such as The Republic (1987), The Comet (1999), The Anchor 2001 – 2002; Sun Newspapers (2003); Westerner newsmagazine (2005 – 2010) as Editor; National Life (2011) as Sunday Editor, and Newswatch Newspapers (2012- 2016) as Daily Editor.

Dele Fashomi is now the Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of Newstide247.com newspaper online, which he started in July 2015. He is also into biography writing, with many books in his trail, some of which he wrote alone and one he co- authored with his mentor, Mr Dare Babarinsa, entitled:  Olabiyi Durojaiye – DARE TO BE DiFFERENT. He also guided and collaborated with Pa Olatunji Odusanya in writing his autobiography – AGAINST ALL ODDS. There are many other books in the works under his pen.

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