National Veterinary Council inaugurates Task Force in Sokoto State

The National President of the National Veterinary Council NVC, Aishatu Abubakar-Baju, has inaugurated a 9-member Sokoto State Veterinary Practice Premises Task Force which will be providing professional licence to veterinarians, register veterinary service outlets with routine inspections, sanctioning of defaulters and ensure professional practice in the state.

The National President said the Task Force will serve as platform to checkmate quackery, ensure quality administration of vaccines and allied animal medications along breeding of professional service providers.

The Commissioner Ministry of Animal Health and Fishery Development, Professor Abdulkadir Junaid, lauded the initiative noting the country’s livestock sector has been bedevilled with what hindered its growth and the project was a strategy to address the challenges.

The Commissioner further explained that Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal’s administration implemented programmes are geared towards responding to challenges along with enhancing the economic well-being of citizens who mostly rely on farming and animal husbandry for their livelihood.

He appealed for NVC to establish a followership Center in Sokoto in recognition of Veterinarian populations and training avenue platforms which will surely facilitate having more professionals and advance knowledge development.

The National President of NVC along with other Council members have inspected all the project sites, milk production factory, veterinary clinics and other places and applauded Sokoto state government’s commitment to fish and livestock production programmes.