₦airaland Forum

Dec 27, 2020

An exciting update. Our first batch of Jersey cows being loaded to the isolation centre in the US, ahead of a flight to Nigeria next year. We expect at least 250 cows on the first flight.

https://twitter.com/AO1379/status/1343118741769494528

Nov 13, 2020

Update on Ikun Dairy Farm: 174 cows (104 pregnant); 5 cows producing 18 litres of milk/day. Next steps: importation of 400+ Jersey cows abs outgrower scheme to collect 1,500 litres of milk/day.

https://twitter.com/AO1379/status/1327324519690874882

Jul 20, 2020

For those rightly asking if the farm will be mechanized. The answer is clearly, yes. But we need to energize the location first, which is why I’m pleased we now have 500kVA transformer installed.

https://twitter.com/AO1379/status/1285255618606125061

Jul 20, 2020

First milk at Ikun Dairy Farm. By Q1 2021, we expect to produce milk in commercial quantity.

https://twitter.com/AO1379/status/1285102382930698240

Jun 9, 2020

Spent a few hours at Ikun Dairy Farm to inspect the progress. We now have 30 indigenous workers on the farm, expecting 150 more cows in a few weeks, with 40 inseminated. Forgot to take pictures of the farm houses, but I’ll be back there soon.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biuQdB9m7iM

Spent a few hours at Ikun Dairy Farm to inspect the progress. We now have 30 indigenous workers on the farm, expecting 150 more cows in a few weeks, with 40 inseminated. Forgot to take pictures of the farm houses, but I’ll be back there soon. pic.twitter.com/Fziz4SWFkq

— Akin Oyebode (@AO1379) June 9, 2020

May 25, 2020

Tempted to apply for this, but I’ll pass. Please share, the preferred candidate might be on your TL.

https://twitter.com/AO1379/status/1265014473775108098

May 14, 2020

Our JV entity has also repaired the farm houses; procured equipment for the farm, and started hiring staff from the community. Time to show we can create wage employment from agriculture.

https://twitter.com/AO1379/status/1260894953695334401

May 14, 2020

Here we go. Update on Ikun Dairy Farm. Our cows are now stable, vaccinated and ready for insemination. We’ve also cleared the land and planting has started, and will eventually replace the feed purchased for the cows.

https://twitter.com/AO1379/status/1260894387418136577

Dec 17, 2019

Interesting day visiting Ikun Dairy Farm with @kfayemi, the Promasidor Group CEO, Promasidor Nigeria CEO and other senior officials of both Promasidor and @ekitistategov.

https://twitter.com/AO1379/status/1206972794317279232

Dec 12, 2019

Update on Ikun Dairy Farm: First batch of cows being herded into the paddock. Shareholders agreement will be signed next week. By March 2020, farm will be fully operational.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhrZuZiZVl8

Update on Ikun Dairy Farm: First batch of cows being herded into the paddock. Shareholders agreement will be signed next week. By March 2020, farm will be fully operational. pic.twitter.com/tU0fNX6r8L

— Akin Oyebode (@AO1379) December 12, 2019

Nov 23, 2019

Cows should start arriving at Ikun Dairy Farm next week, main batch coming from Maiduguri. Not there yet, but slowly making progress.

https://twitter.com/AO1379/status/1198300909316591617

Nov 13, 2019

Here again with an update on our Ikun Dairy Farm. While we wait to formalise the shareholders agreement for the NewCo, we’ve started planting the feed for our cows. Progress!

https://twitter.com/AO1379/status/1194544678030528513

Oct 12, 2019

Land clearing and farm house renovation in progress. Fingers crossed, planting will start next month. We need to close multiple issues: financing/shareholding, land prep, recruitment and infrastructure upgrade.

https://twitter.com/AO1379/status/1183058360821866497

Oct 11, 2019

Update on Ikun Dairy Farm and Promasidor’s investment. Site is now being cleared and farm houses refurbished (pictures coming soon) ahead of the big announcement. Shareholder agreement and a capital commitment. Super excited!

https://twitter.com/AO1379/status/1182588593027637248

Aug 21, 2019

Let me close the thread with this green picture. Might be coming to a poster near you soon.

https://twitter.com/AO1379/status/1164256531312971776

Aug 21, 2019

The serious work starts now. Understand what’s needed to run the farm; what products to make and who to sell to; build a business case; agree the shareholding structure. That’s before deploying capital and starting production. End

https://twitter.com/AO1379/status/1164185676797136896

Aug 21, 2019

Met a herder around the farm, his cows produce about 2 litres of milk per day, nowhere close to enough; also suffer from bouts of foot and mouth disease. These are the people ripe for an outgrower scheme. Sure you get the point.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnRX7NjpetE

Met a herder around the farm, his cows produce about 2 litres of milk per day, nowhere close to enough; also suffer from bouts of foot and mouth disease. These are the people ripe for an outgrower scheme. Sure you get the point. pic.twitter.com/XZmtRgkLCM

— Akin Oyebode (@AO1379) August 21, 2019

Aug 21, 2019

The MD of Promasidor, my good friend, Anders Einarsson, will get a proper traditional title when this is done. Early days, but we hope this deal will close soon, and put people in jobs.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bxbQ9K4vKI

The MD of Promasidor, my good friend, Anders Einarsson, will get a proper traditional title when this is done. Early days, but we hope this deal will close soon, and put people in jobs. pic.twitter.com/YAmZTsukG7

— Akin Oyebode (@AO1379) August 21, 2019

Aug 21, 2019

Started with a visit to the Onikun of Ikun. Community relations is a very important box you must tick to ensure capital is optimized. Loved his short and precise address.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXlbu6xY-SI

Started with a visit to the Onikun of Ikun. Community relations is a very important box you must tick to ensure capital is optimized. Loved his short and precise address. pic.twitter.com/wIEOrW9wG6

— Akin Oyebode (@AO1379) August 21, 2019

Aug 21, 2019

One month after agreeing the roadmap on Ikun Dairy Farm, the MD of Promasidor led a team of experts to conduct a due diligence exercise on the farm. Started with a kick off meeting yesterday.

https://twitter.com/AO1379/status/1164178249204883456

The Ekiti State Government and Promasidor Nigeria Limited (makers of Cowbell and Loya Milk) signed a joint venture agreement to resuscitate the moribund Ikun Dairy Farm. This thread by the Ekiti State commissioner of finance and economic development, Akin Oyebode, chronicles the process of resuscitating the farm, from the signing of the agreements up till the beginning of production. It contains tweets, pictures, videos and updates from 2019 up till a few days ago (2021).





Akin Oyebode @AO1379

Jul 23, 2019

Ekiti State and Promasidor agree on a roadmap to resuscitate the moribund Ikun Dairy Farm via a PPP. Today was a good day!

https://twitter.com/AO1379/status/1153697853803507714

iwaeda:
How many independent candidates has ever contested?

By the way, you might also want to find out about Chike Ukaegbu.

iwaeda:
How many independent candidates has ever contested?

You want them to go to their houses and force them to contest??

iwaeda:
In the years past, what has been the outcome? 24 HOAS requirement will not be met!

This is one of the results. This was pushed by civil society groups that attended several hearings. It was not pushed by politicians. The people knew what they wanted and pushed for it.


https://www.loc.gov/law/foreign-news/article/nigeria-constitution-amended-to-allow-independent-candidacy-lower-age-requirement-for-holding-elected-offices/


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Not_Too_Young_To_Run

iwaeda:
In the years past, what has been the outcome? 24 HOAS requirement will not be met!

Wait, are you trying to say that the constitution has never been amended??

iwaeda:
Two days? With that kind of hall and heavy security arrangement how can you gain access? It should have been for two weeks.

1) It's 2 days for the zonal public hearing. State houses of assembly will also have public hearings and there will be public hearings in Abuja.


2) It is a public hearing, which means that members of the public are expected to attend.

3) Even if, for some reason you cannot attend, you can also send in memoranda. https://paradigmhq.org/submitting-a-memo-to-the-national-assembly-10-things-you-must-know/


They do this process almost every 4 years and it's usually well publicised. Everybody should know what it entails by now.