Ebonyi Govt. denies receiving N6 billion from FG , maintains no land for ranching.
Ebonyi state government has denied the report making rounds that it is among the States in the Federation that has received the sum of N6 billion each for the ranching in the state.
It said the State Government never at any time received any money for ranching in the State, adding that it will not receive any money for the same purpose as there is no available land for ranching in the state.
In a statement signed by the Special assistant to the governor on Media, Mr Francis Nwaze , it said that Ebonyi state maintains its stance that there is no land for ranching in the state.
Recall that the Special Assistant to the President on Media, Mr Garuba Shehu while responding to questions in Channels Television mentioned Ebonyi state as one of the States in the Federation that received the sum of N6 billion for the purpose of ranching in the state.
The Governor’s aide maintained that if any Ebonyian decides to engage in personal ranching, the state would see such venture as a personal decision of such person, adding that the person will use his/her land for the purpose.
He recalled that the state government has earlier maintained that there is no land for ranching in the state and that there is no going back.
“We have received the news making the rounds that Ebonyi State is among the States in the Federation that has received the sum of 6 billion naira each for ranching as attributed to the Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Garba Shehu while responding to questions on Channels Television on Wednesday night and we wish to clarify as follows:
“That Ebonyi State Government never at any time received any money for ranching in the State and will not receive any money for the same purpose as there is no available land for ranching in the state
” That should any Ebonyian opt to engage in personal ranching, Ebonyians should see such venture as a personal decision of such person who must use his/her land for the purpose.
“This is because Ebonyi State Government has continued to maintain that there is no land for ranching in the state and it is not about reneging from the decision”, the statement concluded.
