Governor Ahmed, who said this when a delegation of the National Butchers Union of Nigeria paid him a courtesy visit at the Government House, Ilorin, stressed that Nigeria's strength lies in its diversity and unity.

“Those who are bringing religion and ethnic differences into national issues are weak people. Religion is about personal salvation. So why bring it when we are discussing the economy? Anybody who talks about religion in resource sharing is a weak person and must be shunned. Once we have equity, justice and rule of law, everything will fall in place".

Governor Ahmed canvassed the view that professional bodies such as the Butchers’ Association must be involved in the decision making process as the nation strives for inclusive governance.

He acknowledged that although running of abbatoir falls within the purview of the local governments, state governments need to play critical role in the standardisation since the health of Nigerians was involved.

“As a state we are already in the process of addressing the current status of our abbatoirs so that we make them very modern. We will ensure that we have standard abbatoirs, especially now that we have successfully established a commercial farm system in the State”, he said.

Speaking earlier, the President of the National Butchers Union of Nigeria, Chief John Adun said the leadership of the Union was in the State for its National Meeting.

He appealed to the Kwara State Government to ensure that standard abbatoirs are built across the State.