2027: Miyetti Allah backs Tinubu’s re-election, citing livestock ministry

Baba Othman Ngelzarma, national president of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), declared support for Bola Tinubu’s 2027 re-election bid. At a rally in Kaduna, he praised the Federal Ministry of Livestock Development, established in July 2024 to address a longstanding demand from pastoralists and livestock operators. Livestock Development Minister Idi Mukhtar Maiha urged industry stakeholders to use the ministry’s programmes and cited poor veterinary services and limited access to pasture and water among the sector’s challenges. He said seven veterinary hospitals had been completed and equipped through a World Bank-supported programme.