By Stella Odueme
The Federal Government has reiterated its commitment to partnering with the private sector through Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) to revive 38 legacy livestock facilities across the country’s six geopolitical zones.
This was was disclosed by the Minister of Livestock Development, Idi Mukhtar, at a Specialised Training on Public-Private Partnership organised by the Federal Ministry of Livestock Development in Abuja on Monday.
He explained that many of the facilities, which include milk collection centres, cattle multiplication centres, goat and sheep breeding centres, and pig progeny centres, were established between 60 and 70 years ago and are in need of rehabilitation.
Mukhtar noted that adopting a PPP model would enable the government to revive these facilities more efficiently than constructing new ones, even as he described PPP as the most viable business model for returning the assets to productive use.
He added that effective PPP arrangements will help unlock private investment, stimulate innovation, create jobs, reduce conflict, enhance productivity, and improve the livelihoods of millions of Nigerians who depend on the livestock value chain.
“The outcome of this training must translate into well-structured PPP projects that are economically viable, socially inclusive, environmentally sustainable, and aligned with national development priorities,” Maiha said.
In his presentation, a representative of the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC), Dr. Amanze Okere, explained that PPP projects are based on mutual agreements between government and the private sector.
He noted that while government provides policy direction and regulatory oversight, the private sector contributes technical expertise, operational capacity, maintenance skills, and financing.
The PPP stakeholders’ training brought together participants from civil society organisations, non-governmental organisations, farmers’ groups, and the private sector.
