Free Veterinary Service For 1m Livestock In Yobe
About One million livestock are to benefit in this year free veterinary services including vaccination for domestic animals and treatment and medication of major illnesses and treatment and care for sick animals across Yobe North Senatorial District from Saturday in Gashua, native home, of the Senate President, Ahmed Lawan.
The number grew from 500,000 livestock that benefited in last year exercise according to Lawan who flagged off this year’s event witnessed by traditional rulers, state government officials, lawmakers, political party leaders and representatives of various Fulani groups.
“I believe that this is one thing we owe our herdsmen. They are Nigerians like all of us. They vote for us. They live with us. They also contribute very well to the economy of this country.
“Therefore, it is only fair that we give them similar recognition that we give the other people we live with. This is not something special but I believe that it is something that we owe our herdsmen.
“What we are going to do more this year is that in addition to the vaccination of one million livestock within Yobe North Senatorial district, we also have a plan to drill 36 solar boreholes across the six local government areas in the senatorial district.
“And the herdsmen themselves are to decide where they want these solar boreholes to be drilled because they know where their people are, who need the water more.
“It is our hope that this little effort will go a long way in supporting our very active State Governor, Mai Mala Buni and our President, Muhammadu Buhari who has come to make Nigeria better,” Lawan said.
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