The President of the 9th Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan Ibrahim Lawan, weekend, flagged off the 2024 free animal vaccination in Yobe North Senatorial District under his foundation SAIL foundation.
Lawan at the free animal vaccination ceremony in Machina, Yobe state commended President Bola Tinubu for establishing Federal Ministry of Livestock Development.
In a personally signed statement dated 29th December, 2024, Lawan said the latest intervention programme for pastoralists in Yobe North Senatorial District is 8th in the series of editions over the years.
He said: “The free animal vaccination programme is a way of safeguarding the health of our animals and ensuring the sustainability of our agricultural sector.
“The programme covers donkeys, horses, cattle, goats, sheep, and poultry against diseases such as contagious bovine pleural pneumonia for cattle; and peste des petits ruminants for sheep and goats.
“I flagged off the 8th edition of the free medical outreach and free animal vaccination programme sponsored by my foundation.
“This is not just an annual event which I’ve undertaken in the last seven years; it is part of my commitments to the health and well-being of my people and their livestock across the six local government areas in my zone.
“I was pleased to flag-off the free animal vaccination in Machina local government area, while the free medical outreach was flagged-off at Federal Medical Centre, Nguru; and Yobe State Specialist Hospital, Gashua.
“Over the years, this programme has become an indispensable part of my service to Yobe North constituents. It provides critical healthcare services to thousands of families who may have otherwise lacked access to them.
“The free medical outreach covers a wide range of services, including eye treatments and surgery, gynecological check up and surgeries for families, screening for clinical cancer for women, free surgical services and the distribution of essential drugs.”