A former presidential aspirant, Adamu Garba, has said that the 2023 general election is a game between cattle states and non-cattle states.
The All Progressive Congress chieftain stated this while reacting to the directives by the Bauchi State chapter of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders’ Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), that its members in the Southern States should vacate the region and return to the North.
AFNews reports that the controversial politician took to his verified Twitter account on Monday morning, May 17, to analyse ‘many’ benefits involved in investing in the cattle business, explaining that there are even more job opportunities and economic values in doing the business.
Garba, in his long thread of tweets, challenged northern leaders to swiftly take advantage of the business, noting that the demands for the best cattle meat in the global hub can open more doors enough to liberate the northern Nigerian from ‘useless’ oil assets in the Southern region of the country.
The tweet read in part: “The job opportunities, the manufacturing centres, & the connection to global hubs of demands for the best cattle meats can open more doors and set for the liberation of Northern Nigeria from cheap and somewhat, useless oil assets. We must invest in harvesting the value of cattle.
“A litter of Cow at N350 is much more than the value of a litre of oil at N145. With over 20 million cows, take 1/3 as milk-producing female on average of 5 litres a day, we’ll have almost N12Bn/day from cow milk. That’s about N700M/state/day. About N21Bn/State/Month.
“That is much higher than the Monthly Allocation the largest state receives in the North. Again, each cow can generate a minimum of 3 Jobs. Rearing, Slughtring, Processing, marketing, Selling, and management. 5M cows =15M jobs. I marvel at the laziness of Northern Governors.
“Northern Governors think awarding contracts for building roads, taking their cuts is all they need for themselves. Doing so has subjected the North to condescension and dehumanization from some elements in the South. The time is now for them to wake up to our potentials.
“It is becoming increasingly clear that the 2023 election is a game between cattle states and non-cattle states. Let’s be blunt about this. If Northern leaders do not wake up to this urgent reality, the target will not just be the cow, but the cow harbouring states and their adherents.”
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Meanwhile, a traditional priest identified as HRM Augustine Bola Adegunloye has advised the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, not to pursue his presidential ambition in 2023.
AFNews reports thatAdegunloye who is also known as Egbeji Ologun noted that he advised MKO Abiola not to contest in 1993 but he defied his warning.