In order to further the state's development, the Kebbi State Government has announced that it will collaborate with Egyptian professionals in agricultural and livestock raising. When Egyptian agricultural specialists visited the governor at Government House in Birnin Kebbi on Friday, governor Atiku Bagudu made this statement. In order to grow the state, he continued, his government saw cooperation and partnership as key components. The nation's second-highest producer of cattle, the state is endowed with a wealth of agricultural potential. Due to its strategic location sharing a border with both the Republics of Niger and Benin, the state has also developed into the hub of animal husbandry in West Africa. The Governor stated, “We have already inked a tripartite agreement with Maleville in the Republic of Benin and Kwanni in the Niger Republic on the development of animal husbandry.” Bagudu went on to say that the state's residents were devoted workers who were...
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