By Tadaferua Ujorha Between 2018 and January this year I visited Sokoto state a number of times, to examine the impact of various government projects on the population, in order
Between 2018 and January this year I visited Sokoto state a number of times, to examine the impact of various government projects on the population, in order to produce a number of reports. One thing that struck me was the quality of thinking behind the projects and initiatives in various sectors, which aimed at a major turnaround for the public good, using modern scientific and technological initiatives.
A one-day old female calf produced from crossing the Brangus bull, a South African breed, with Sokoto Gudali, costs N1.4m. The farmers are smiling to the bank. The livestock transformation project is being steered by the ministry of Animal Health under the able leadership of Professor Abdulkadir Usman Junaidu, a globally recognized Vet, who is the Commissioner for Animal Health. The livestock transformation project will earn the state N500b annually when it fully takes off.
In addition, there was the acquisition of new software for the processing of salaries, training of staff on the use of the software, Biometrics and BVN data capture, leading to the discovery and elimination of additional staff receiving more than one salary. There was identification and removal of more than 1,371 staff from the payroll, as well as adjusting of the salaries of a huge number of staff, who were collecting salaries above the entitlement of their grade levels.
He adds “There are 860 public and private health facilities in Sokoto state. For this number of health facilities to provide effective services for a population of 5 million in the state, they must adopt advanced technologies that are used globally.”
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