Butchers Association in Anambra State has expressed worry over absence of cattle market and functional abattoirs in the state.
It said lack of the facilities has
negatively affected the prices of cow meat as people could not bring in
cows to the state in large quantities.
The president of the association, Chief
Felix Ononenyi-Ikenga, who disclosed this in Awka in a chat with
newsmen, described the situation as unhealthy for a state that has about
35 registered slaughter facilities.
He accused the state government of not
assisting his members in keeping their operational environment across
the state healthy in spite of the taxes and levies they pay, saying the
cattle market will enable them expand their scope to guarantee
affordability of the commodity for consumers.
“It is unfortunate that we do not have a
cattle market in Anambra. We want the state government to establish one
for us so that we can operate at an advantage like our members in other
states.
“Again, various governments have
promised to establish abattoir in the state but it has remained at the
promise level. As I am talking to you now, there is no single standard
abattoir anywhere in Anambra.
“We expect them to help us clean our
slaughters, what we have and how they are maintained are all our
efforts, the government do not contribute to it,” he said.
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