Ponmo Ban

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The Federal Government has stated that it will be proposing legislation to ban the consumption of animal skin, locally known as ponmo, in the nation to therefore revive the leather industry. Muhammad Yakubu, the Director General of Nigeria Institute of Leather and Science Technology (NILETS), stated “the legislation was necessary to revive the comatose leather industry in the country, the habit of eating animal skin, which has no nutritional value, should be stopped to save the industry and boost the nation's economy”. NILETS was set up to promote leather production as provided in the Agricultural Research Institute Act of 1975.

However, Nigerians who heard of the proposal, took to twitter to wrangle and dispute the government’s will. Apparently, banning ponmo should be the least of our focuses as they believe the country is facing more urgent problems that require greater attention. The popular outcry from the proposal was the alternative for Nigerians to buy instead of ponmo , especially for the people who cannot afford the more expensive delicacies due to an economy of grave concern. 



The global leather good market was valued at 407.9 billion USD in 2021 and is expected to rise by 6.9 percent in 2022. The increasing number of high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs), coupled with the growing trend of designer and branded clothes in major markets, like the U.S, France, and China, is boosting the demand for leather. However, the forecast on how much Nigeria can benefit from a leather industry revival is difficult to obtain. An argument to let both industries for leather and food to survive is common as it is natural for the economy. However, the possibility of Nigeria profiting highly from monopolising the animal skins to leather could lead to a subsidy on areas that are affected by the ban on ponmo with the leather profits.

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