Kogi Gov. Bello Marks 2 Years In Office + Pledges To Make The State ''Holland ''of Nigeria''

Govenor Yahaya Bello of Kogi has pledged to make the state be the Holland of Nigeria in terms of dairy milk production and other livestock products for other states to patronise.

Bello made the promise at the Kogi State Agriculture Summit, tagged: “Moving Agriculture To The Next Level”, on Friday in Lokoja, as part of activities to mark his two years in office. In Holland, everyone knows that Holland produce more than a quarter of dairy milk and meats for Europe and America. Kogi will be the Holland of Nigeria where every other state in Nigeria will come and buy milk and other dairy products.


''They will also buy meat, hides and skin, bones, horns and even cow faeces for manure, which will translate into cash for our people. We are looking for opportunities to make money for our people. If you have a parcel of land that you are not using, what will happen is that the pastoralists will come and you rent it to them for money.


''Our youths and women will learn how to breed and keep these cows as well. And what will happen is that we shall have hire cross breed cows that will produce more milk and high quality meats where other states can come and buy,” Bello said.

From Vanguard