Agriculture • Created December 25, 2014 04:00

Ajimobi inaugurates N3.8bn abattoir in Ibadan

The central abattoir, which is meant to serve all the 11 local government areas in Ibadan land, was built on 15 hectares of land, with provisions for manual and mechanical slaughtering of cattle, pigs, goats and sheep.It also has a road network covering about five kilometres within the abattoir, with a parking space that can […]

Ajimobi inaugurates N3.8bn abattoir in Ibadan
Ajimobi inaugurates N3.8bn abattoir in Ibadan

The central abattoir, which is meant to serve all the 11 local government areas in Ibadan land, was built on 15 hectares of land, with provisions for manual and mechanical slaughtering of cattle, pigs, goats and sheep.
It also has a road network covering about five kilometres within the abattoir, with a parking space that can accommodate over 200 vehicles and 50 articulated trucks.
Speaking at the ceremony witnessed by butchers from all the 11 council areas in Ibadan land, Ajimobi said the construction of the central abattoir for the state capital was in line with his administration’s transformation and repositioning agenda.
He pledged his government’s readiness to continue to provide all the necessary logistics for the smooth operation of the abattoir.
The representative of the partnering firm, Engineer Kehinde Ahmadu, said the operations of the abattoir was designed in line with best practices to ensure proper animal slaughtering and handling in the most hygienic environment, adding meat vans for delivery would be allotted to designated locations in all the area councils to enhance efficiency.
In their separate remarks, the Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Hon. Iyiola Ahmed and the Caretaker Committee Chairman of Akinyele Local Government Council Mr. Ope Salami, appealed to butchers in Ibadan metropolis to cooperate with the state government and take good advantage of the opportunities provided by the new abattoir.
The Chairman of National Butchers’ Union of Nigeria in the state, Alhaji Azeez Alagufon, expressed his members’ readiness to move to the new abattoir, stressing that the project would also provide employment opportunities for many people.

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