Gov Lamido enjoins nomadic tribes to children education.

The Governor of Jigawa state, Dr. Sule Lamido has advised the nomadic tribes of Fulani to embrace education for a better future life saying their strategic position in the animals’ production towards food security will be more enhanced through sending their children to school for the purpose of acquiring knowledge.

Speaking with thousands of herdsmen that brought their animals for yearly livestock vaccination at Zadau, Birnin kudu local government of Jigawa state, His Excellency, Dr. Lamido said that children education is very vital to human and societal development citing his own life as example saying how would he have assisted his people if he had not gone to school thereby enjoining the herdsmen to cultivate the habit of sending their wards to school.
This year livestock vaccination initiated by His Excellency in 2007 as way of increasing animals’ productivity through disease free would be the last one Dr. Sule Lamido will officially launch as his administration will end by May 2015.

Dr. Lamido who said the event is very memorial as it will be last of such he would attend in governorship capacity however enjoined both pastoralists and farmers to co exist peacefully for the purpose of ensuring food security  pointed that “ farmers and pastoralists should be tolerant to each other so that permanent peace can prevail. I also directed that pastoralists should Endeavour to send their children to school with the view of harnessing the endowed capabilities of each of us towards the development of this dear state”

The Commissioner, Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Alhaji Rabi’u Isah lauded the effort of the His Excellency towards positively transforming agriculture into business venture pointed that “ these commitment is gradually moving the State from the position of being poorest in the country to the richest and enviable state not only in Nigeria but in sub-Sahara West African sub-continent. Already tangible result has been witnessed in the agricultural sector during the last seven and half years of this present administration”

The commissioner added there is progressive decline in animal diseases in the state due to this annual vaccination with high economic impact on the business of hides and skin saying that “ government has established six modern sheds for preserving hides and skin ( wet salting shed) at Maigatari, Sara, Shuwarin Gujungu, Kazaure and Mallam Madori. Furthermore, five new abbttoirs were constructed at Malam Madori, Gumel, Ringim, Gwaram and Kafin Hausa in order to provide wholesome meat to the public and protect the populace from diseases associated with meat and its products”

Dr. Abdullahi Huruna, the director of veterinary services in the state told Food Farm News that the exercise is meant for all kinds of animals in the state as a total of 53,450 dogs are prevented from rabbies since 2007 till date, pointed also that a total of 1,611,197 sheep and goats, and 3, 438,590 cattle were vaccinated against Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia (CBPP) for more milk production in cow, reproduction and healthiness of animals against zoonosis.

Also, Dr. Salisu Abdullahi, pleaded for provision of more motto cycles for veterinary extension officers as 364 machines given to their counterparts in crops saying this will make work more easier and effective to getting to farmers thereby commended His Excellency for proactive policy to support the sub sector of animal production.

However, the chairman, Miyyeti Allah Herdsmen, Jigawa State chapter, Alhaji Adamu Idris Babura commended the effort of the government during the last seven years especially in the light of animal vaccination cum peaceful co existence with crop farmers based on the special policy intervention that really proffers solution through demarcation and provision of wind powered watering facilities at about 80 grazing reserves.