Ex-Adamawa Gov Commissions Solar-Powered Dairy Factory 

Sebore International Farms, an agricultural enterprise established by former Adamawa Governor, Murtala Nyako, has commissioned a new dairy factory.
The factory, which turns out different varieties of Admiral’A Youghurt from milk sourced mainly from independent cattle breeders, is said to be the largest in Nigeria.
Speaking at the event in Mayo-Belwa, an agrarian community south of the state capital, Yola, Nyako thanked God for sparing his life to behold the dairy factory 40 years after he established the parent Sebore Farms.
“I indeed feel grateful that at the sunset of my life, I have seen the sunrise of another generation that will take Sebore to greater heights. I thank my son Aminu Nyako for his vision regarding the development of Sebore Export Processing Zone with his diary project,” Nyako said.
While Nyako established the Sebore Farms in 1982 in his home town, Mayo-Belwa, the Admiral’A Youghurt Factory, located within the 15,000 hectare farm complex and commissioned towards the weekend, is the brainchild of one of his sons, Aminu.
Aminu, who is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Sebore International Farms, said the birth of the diary firm marked the beginning of a dream to contribute meaningfully to a desire of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to end importation of diary products.
He said the yoghurt producing initiative marks a fresh turning point in the life of Sebore Farms which once exported Admiral’A mangos to Europe and the Middle East.

Giving the history of the newly commissioned dairy factory, Aminu said: “Three years ago, we did a survey and found 2.1 million cattle are resident in Adamwa. That is massive potential. To harness this great potential, two things had to be in place: Power and Processing.

“To address this gap, the Central Bank through our bank, Providus Bank allowed us to access facilities that has birthed what you see today.”

CBN Governor Godwin Emefiele confirmed that in a move against importation of dairy products, the apex bank supported the project.