Human rights activist and political commentator Deji Adeyanju has strongly disapproved of President Bola Tinubu’s decision to establish a new Ministry of Livestock.
Adeyanju spoke exclusively with Legit.ng in Abuja on Saturday, July 13.
Recall that Tinubu recently declared the establishment of the Ministry of Livestock Development.
Adeyanju argued that it is an unnecessary expenditure that will drain the country’s already scarce resources.
He said:
“It makes no sense. The new ministry is another waste and will drain the scarce resources that the country does not have.
“We already said we have too many ministers, but the president is creating another ministry. It doesn’t make sense.”
Adeyanju highlighted the government’s current financial struggles and questioned the logic behind creating additional ministries.
He said:
“He does not have the money to fund his budget, let alone create additional ministries. For me, it makes no sense.”
Adeyanju argued that the activities intended for the new Ministry of Livestock fall under the purview of the existing Ministry of Agriculture.
His words:
“The activities of the new ministry are actually under the Ministry of Agriculture, so unless the president plans to disband the Ministry of Agriculture and focus solely on this new ministry, I don’t see the point.”
He also criticized the additional overhead costs that will be incurred, saying:
“We will need operational vehicles, a new secretariat, hiring new staff, and just wasting money after money.
“We have too many ministries already, over 40. We should reduce them to the constitutional provision of 36.”
Additionally, Adeyanju said the current administration should reduce the number of ministries, departments, and agencies in the country.
He concluded:
“We should be reducing the number of ministries, not increasing them. Creating an additional ministry makes no sense.”
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