Oluwafunbi Bello 
LOKOJA, Nigeria – Kogi State has launched a large-scale livestock vaccination campaign aimed at controlling transboundary animal diseases and strengthening food security across the state.
The programme follows the delivery of thousands of vaccine doses under the Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support Project (L-PRES), coordinated by the Federal Ministry of Livestock Development.
State officials confirm the consignment includes 200,000 doses of Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia vaccines, 30,000 doses for Newcastle Disease and 3,000 doses targeting Foot and Mouth Disease.
Receiving the vaccines in Lokoja, Commissioner for Livestock Development Dr Olufemi Bolarin describes the initiative as a major boost for farmers, pastoralists and poultry producers.
“This initiative will significantly improve animal health and increase livestock productivity across Kogi State,” Dr Bolarin says.
State Project Coordinator Abdulkabir Onoruoyiza Otaru calls the intervention “critical,” noting that vaccinations will cover 64 value chain clusters across all 21 local government areas.
“The vaccines will be administered strategically to ensure maximum impact,” Mr Otaru says.
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Legal Adviser to L-PRES, Barrister Ken Agim, says the rollout aligns with the Federal Government’s nationwide strategy to combat livestock diseases.
“These vaccines target transboundary and endemic diseases affecting livestock across Nigeria,” he says.
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