President Muhammadu Buhari had approved the sum of N6.25 billion for his home state, Katsina, to kickstart ranching in the country.
The Presidency confirmed this on Friday in a statement issued by Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President (Media and Publicity).
The statement informed that Masari made the disclosure while speaking at the commissioning of Regional Water Scheme in Dustin-ma, Katsina State, which was completed after 29 years of commencement in 1992,
It said the governor appreciated President Buhari “for consistently driving people oriented development projects, with the release of N5 billion to the state to start the ranches.”
“Mr President has graciously approved the sum of N6.25 billion for ranch development purposes in Katsina State. Out of this amount, N5 billion is already in the account of the state government and within a few weeks, you will see advertisement calling for interested companies and consultants that will participate in construction,” it quoted the governor as saying.
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