How I Became A Herdswoman – Igbo Female Graduate

By Chuks Ekpeneru

Mrs. Ekene Obayi, an Igbo herdswoman has enjoined graduates to try their hands on agriculture rather than wait for a non-existent white-collar job.

Obayi said she took to cattle rearing in Ngwuru, Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State when she couldn’t secure a job.

The mother of two children, is a 2014 graduate of Archaeology and Tourism from the University of Nigeria Nsukka, UNN.

Obayi who spoke to Vanguard said she plans to establish a cattle ranch to create employment, adding that she is also working towards turning the ranch to a tourist site when it is established.

She also said: “My husband was involved in an accident and the injury he sustained could not allow him to rear the cattle. That was when I started being a herdswoman because we didn’t have anyone to help us.

“It was challenging at the onset but I am now used to the job. I can handle up to 100 cows conveniently now. This is to prove that whatever a man can do, a woman can equally.

“It was challenging at the onset but I am now used to the job. I can handle up to 100 cows conveniently now. This is to prove that whatever a man can do, a woman can equally.

“If I get the needed financial assistance, I want to establish a cattle ranch so as to create jobs and even train more women on this business. I want the Federal, Enugu State and Nsukka Local Government Areas to come to my aid financially so I can have my ranch.”

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