Full operation has commenced at Ibadan Central Abattoir, located in Amosun Village area of Akinyele local government, Oyo State. It is a facility operated on Public Private Partnership (PPP) and the project belongs to Oyo State Government, the 11 local governments and LCDAs in Ibadan as well as a private firm, C & E Limited.
The official inauguration of the abattoir featured prayer sessions and symbolic slaughtering of two cows by Mr. Kehinde Tewogbade, Coordinator, National Butchers Union of Nigeria (NUBAN) Oyo State Chapter.
In this regards, butchers in Ibadan metropolis under NUBAN have lauded the Oyo State Government for the resuscitation of the abandoned Ibadan Central Abattoir which commences full operation on Monday.
Speaking at the commissioning, the Executive Secretary, Bureau of Investment Promotion, Oyo State, Mr. Yinka Fatoki, said that the commencement of operations at the abattoir was another milestone, explaining that the state government, local government, partners and butchers have agreed to work together in the interest of the state.
Fatoki said that there was no legal slaughter slab or abattoir in Ibadan since 2014 on account of unsanitary circumstances of the major slaughter slabs like Bodija, Aleshinloye and Gege, stating that the situation necessitated the structuring and birth of the facility.
He promised that government would offer butchers micro-credit loan and assist them in acquiring meat vans, saying, “this is a state of the art facility and unarguably the most modern abattoir in West Africa. This is a plus to the Ajimobi-led administration," he said.
He also assured the public that the facility would be coordinated by professionals to ensure hygienic meats are produced, noting this facility will be moderated by relevant agencies of government including the Veterinary Doctors who were back after four years off the facility.
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