Bauchi State Governor, Sen Bala Mohammed Abdulkadir, has said that the state government has taken all the required steps to modernize and rebrand the veterinary clinics and abattoirs across the state.
The development, he said, will significantly increase the value and worth of the state and its residents in terms of food production and food security.
Bala Mohammed was speaking when he inaugurated a steering committee for the Bauchi State Committee on World Bank-assisted project, Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support project (L-PRES).
The project is designed to improve productivity of livestock production, income generation for the people and substantial reduction of poverty rate among the people.
The governor added that the transformation has been carried out to attract investors, donor agencies, and development partners both within and outside the country.
The Governor assured that land has been acquired for the construction of a modern Veterinary Clinic at Ran road to further facilitate the actualization of the project.
He added that with genuine commitment to the rehabilitation of all abattoirs across the state, the government is ready for the full implementation of the project to people’s advantage.
Bala Mohammed noted further that the gesture is in tandem with his administration’s agricultural framework, charging the Committee members to justify the confidence reposed in them.
While applauding the World Bank and the Federal Government for choosing Bauchi State as one of the states that will benefit from the projects, the governor assured them of his total support for ensuring the peaceful actualization of the projects.
Prof. Simon Madugu Yalams, the Chairman of the Committee and also the Commissioner of Agriculture in Bauchi State, commended Governor Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed for his foresight and zeal to transform the agricultural sector of the state and his assurance toward the successful implementation of the projects.
According to him, the state government has made a lot of efforts towards transforming the agricultural sector from being a way of life for the people to a business that will enhance the earning capacity of the teaming farming families in the state.
Other members of the committee include the State Commissioner of Budget and Economic Planning and Multilateral Coordination, Aminu Hammayo; the Governor’s Principal Private Secretary, Pharmacist Samaila Adamu Burga; Commissioner of Finance, Dr Yakubu Adamu; among others from the State and Federal Ministry of Agriculture as Members.
