Former Governor of Imo state, Sen. Rochas Okorocha has said that Nigeria is loosing billions of dollars from cattle business.
The lawmaker representing Imo West in the National Assembly stated this on Sunday during an interview on Channels Television.
He expressed that if cattle business is harnessed, it could create one million jobs for Nigerians.
“Do you know how many billions of dollars this nation is missing by not doing this business of cattle in the Federal Republic of Nigeria?
“This business of cattle can create one million jobs for Nigerians if well managed.
“I wish Nigerians can call me or the governors will call me and say, look Rochas, the 76 billion naira we want to give to youths and share, take it and fix the cattle business.
“If I don’t create one million jobs within the shortest possible time, then know I am not Rochas. This is business. Poor people will say, see money and people are just joking with it.”
However, Okorocha commended the southern governors for their interest in discussing sensitive issues that concerns the region.
He described the meeting as the first in the history of the nation, while stating that the call for a dialogue by the regional governors is a call for peace.
“That is a call for peace and not a call for war. So that should not be taken out of context and does not look like polarisation. I don’t think that is the intention.” he added
