Famous Nigerian celebrities that include, Billionaire Obi Cubana, Taooma, singer Brymo, Twyse, among others have taken to social media to react as the Federal Government of Nigeria (FG) set to ban the consumption of “Kpomo” in the country.


 Muhammad Yakubu, director-general, Nigerian Institute of Leather and Science Technology (NILEST), Zaria, said this in Abuja on Sunday. He said the litigation was necessary to revive the comatose leather industry in the country.


He said the habit of eating animal skin “Kpomo” which has no nutritional value, should be stopped to save the industry and boost the nation’s economy. The director-general added that the institute, in collaboration with stakeholders in the industry, would approach the national assembly and state governments to bring out legislation banning “ponmo” consumption.

In his words; ” “To the best of my knowledge, Nigerians are the only people in the world that overvalue skin as food, after all, Ponmo has no nutritional value. At one point, there was a motion before the two chambers of the national assembly, it was debated but I don’t know how the matter was thrown away.”


He added; “If we get our tanneries, our footwear and leather production working well in Nigeria, people will hardly get pomo to buy and eat. When implemented fully, it would turn around most of the comatose tanneries and ginger greater output in production.”


Reacting renowned celebrities and other netizens frowned at the FG’s decision to ban Kpomo in the country.

See reactions below;

obi_cubana: Oh God! My best part of meat is gone, finally! 😢🤦

adeniyijohnson: Be like say federal Government never try am with Oafda sauce 😂.

callme_frodd: Haaa , Don’t play o . I need nutrition 😢.

n6oflife: To a Hammer every PROBLEM looks like a Nail. 🤡🙄 Kpomo wey poor man dey manage as meat don cost 🥵😰 let’s just add this to the List of tinz has this Yeye govt banned then Unbanned when they found out it was a Dumb Idea. 😂😂.

allwellademola: No! How? What?!

bidemi_kosoko: Rada rada 😏 so ponmo is the problem we have in naija now abi mtsew misplaced priorities.

brymolawale: What value will it have on the economy? #pimpim.

taaooma: FG needs to eat ofada sauce 🥹.

vectorthaviper: #Freekpomo my neega KP for life.

officialladyijay: Kpomo that serves as condiment in our soups & other food. 😢.

ugo_____mma: Kpomo wey be the only affordable meat 🤡.