VETERINARIANS commend president Tinubu, MINISTER OF LIVESTOCK DEVELOPMENT FOR PARTNERING JBS GROUP

The President of the Nigerian Veterinary Medical Association, Dr Moses Arokoyo has expressed great Joy over the most recent move of the President, Senator Ahmed Bola Tinubu,GCFR in forging a partnership with the JBS Group, the second largest meat processing operator globally.

While speaking on this laudable investment of $2.5 billion in livestock development sure to impact positively on the nation’s economy, the NVMA President congratulated the Minister of Livestock Development, Alhaji Idi Muhktar Mahia and all team including the Minsiter of state for Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Sabi Abdullahi, CON for the choice of JBS Group based on a proven track record of being the second largest meat processing company in the world with the capacity to process 33,000 cattle and over 8M birds daily using advanced zero-waste practices.
It is heart warming that the newly created Ministry of Livestock Development is already taking giant steps to ensure that the much needed protein is made available to Nigerians.

He also noted with pride that the Veterinary services of the country contributed significantly to this achievement as the eradication of Rinderpest and control of FMD, as well as other emerging and re-emerging trans boundary animal diseases creates an enabling environment for commodity-based trade and export, which bolsters confidence of foreign investors; JBS Group is the largest employer of labour in Brazil with presence in about 50 countries and over $79 billion dollars revenue already in year 2024.

Dr Arokoyo said this focused investments in the livestock sector of the agricultural value-chain will indeed bring to reality solutions around food security, employment creation for the teeming youth population and make for agricultural technology transfer even down to the 774 local government areas of the nation.
He pledged the continued commitment and willingness of the Veterinary Professionals in the nation across all cadres and specialization to support and participate actively in the actualization of this laudable project.

“We are very much aligned with the Renewed Hope agenda of Mr President”, he said and we are responding at all levels to the clarion call to ensure food security.