To:
VicePresident YemiOsinbajo
YourNational Livestock Transformation Plan is a lofty idea, given the content ofthe project, but the programme would have been better driven, focusing on thehumans components from which the crisis emanated.
NationalFarmers and Herders Transformation Plan (NFHTP) would have been the appropriatenomenclature for the project.
However,with these available statistics, I believe, will assist your office on the needto concentrate on States having the needed resources (land) in abundance forthe successful implementation of the Programme.
STATES& FCT RANKED by LAND AREA (KM²)
1 NigerState 76,363
2 BornoState 70,898
3 TarabaState 54,473
4 KadunaState 46,053
5 BauchiState 45,837
6 YobeState 45,502
7Zamfara State 39,762
8Adamawa State 36,917
9 KwaraState 36,825
10 KebbiState 36,800
11 BenueState 34,059
12Plateau State 30,913
13 KogiState 29,833
14 Oyo State28,454
15Nasarawa State 27,117
16Sokoto State 25,973
17Katsina State 24,192
18Jigawa State 23,154
19 CrossRiver State 20,156
20 KanoState 20,131
21 GombeState 18,768
22 EdoState 17,802
23 DeltaState 17,698
24 OgunState 16,762
25 OndoState 15,500
26Rivers State 11,077
27Bayelsa State 10,773
28 OsunState 9,251
*Federal Capital Territory 7,315
29 EnuguState. 7,161
30AkwaIbom State 7,081
31 EkitiState 6,353
32 AbiaState 6,320
33Ebonyi State 5,670
34 ImoState 5,530
35Anambra State 4,844
36 LagosState 3,345
Do notesir, that Anambra, Enugu, Abia, Imo and Ebonyi States, put together equal29525KM², while Kogi alone is 29833KM², meaning the entire South East is alittle less than Kogi State in land mass.
Ogun,Oyo, Osun, Ondo and Ekiti States put together equal to 76320KM², Lagos is3345KM².
NigerState is 76363KM², meaning Niger State alone is more than the entire SouthwestStates, excluding Lagos.
Sir,without being mischievous, the north have more than enough land to take care ofNLTP.
The concentration of Muhammadu Buhari led Government, should be how to make the North more habitable for his people; this I believe l, all Nigerians will ready support in every way possible.
Sir, mayI appeal to you, to use your office to initiate NLTP as a project to make theNorth habitable for Herders and their flocks through your programmes.
Do havethe highest regard of our organisation and the support of all well meaningNigerian in this direction.
Yours insearch of a better and greater Nigeria.
Dr. Bolaji O. Akinyemi.
President,
Project Victory Call Initiatives
aka PVC-NAIJA
