Afenifere chieftain, Yinka Odumakin, says All Progressives Congress chieftain, Bola Tinubu, is one of the promoters of the Ruga initiative which seeks to give free land to herdsmen for cattle grazing and other forms of animal husbandry.

Odumakin drew the attention of Nigerians to Tinubu’s speech at a national summit on conflict resolution organised by The Nation and TV Continental with the theme, ‘Towards an Enduring Peace.’


He noted that at the event which held at the Nigerian Air Force Centre, Abuja on October 8, 2018, Tinubu said, “The government must help herders gradually shift from their traditional nomadic existence to a more static lifestyle.  We have to face the reality that modernity is making the nomadic way counterproductive and inefficient.

“Unoccupied, isolated land can quickly be turned into grazing areas in the affected states. In the long run, this will enable herders to better maintain their livestock and thus their own livelihood.”

Speaking with our correspondent during an interview on Monday, the Afenifere spokesman said it was for this reason that Tinubu could not join other prominent Yoruba leaders in rejecting the Ruga programme.

Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka; the Aare Oona Kakanfo, Otunba Gani Adams, the Ooni of Ife, Enitan Ogunwusi; and other prominent Nigerians have all condemned the scheme.

Odumakin said, “It would be a waste of time to expect Tinubu to say anything on the Ruga matter. Don’t forget that in 2018, it was reported in The PUNCH that he said all unused lands should be given to herdsmen for grazing. I spoke up then but he lambasted me.

“What we are witnessing today is a manifestation of what he said. So, how can he come out today to oppose Ruga? He advocated Ruga.

“To expect Asiwaju to speak against Ruga is like expecting a shadow to shed tears. It will never happen.”





Afenifere spokesman also noted that the Ruga initiative and the National Livestock Development Plan being handled by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo were not different from each other as claimed by President Muhammadu Buhari’s Spokesman, Garba Shehu.

Efforts to get a reaction from Tinubu proved abortive as his Spokesman, Tunde Rahman, did not respond to a text message sent to his phone.



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Tinubu and Buhari will go down shamefully.
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Hypocrite..That is why he has been silent on the matter

Apart from his political affiliations, religion is playing it's own big role too..

No Yoruba Muslim man or woman has condemned Ruga uptill today..

If not for Yoruba Christians that are speaking out, execution of Ruga would have taken place long time ago in SW.
As for those that are calling for southern unity, have it at the back of your mind that with Yoruba Muslims you are just chasing a shadow. Some of us Christian Yorubas still have a lot of work to do. These people are dragging us backwards.

Weting concern me

CyynthiaKiss:
Apart from his political affiliations, religion is playing it's own role too..

No Yoruba Muslim has condemned Ruga uptill today..
If not for Yoruba Christians that are speaking out, execution of Ruga would have taken place long time ago in SW.

As an Igbo person that you are, I must say that your obsession for 'Yoruba Muslims' is quite disturbing.

Dem don use this own hook Tinubu for neck.

Ofcourse sane folks know that..

Useless afonja raise to infinity is what he is.

CyynthiaKiss:
Apart from his political affiliations, religion is playing it's own big role too..

No Yoruba Muslim man or woman has condemned Ruga uptill today..

If not for Yoruba Christians that are speaking out, execution of Ruga would have taken place long time ago in SW.
As for those that are calling for southern unity, have it at the back of your mind that with Yoruba Muslims you are just chasing a shadow. Some of us Christian Yorubas still have a lot of work to do. These people are dragging us backwards.

Seun
Mynd44
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Please can you guys or your developer program this yoruba Muslim and yoruba Christians to outrightly reflect yoruba to any that typed that statement because this childish thing is getting boring.

As far as am concern yoruba is yoruba nothing like Christian or Muslim and when I comment on issues I generalise it to yorubas.


You guys should really do something about that, is getting stale.

Y’all should all use your brain now..wetin concern tinubu for this matter. Tinubu has the best means possible to express his take on This Ruga to the president himself directly not social media . What’s wrong with Nigerian always judging things through the eyes of social media and not ground fact sef...Tinubu please this country don tire me Abeg become president quickly so a southerner can be Efcc chairman . I want to work for Efcc

“Unoccupied, isolated land can quickly be turned into grazing areas in the affected states. In the long run, this will enable herders to better maintain their livestock and thus their own livelihood.

See as the ignorant and unintelligent can't read and comprehend PDP bingo turn Asiwaju's comment into RUGA.


Shebi RUGA was suggested for all the states in Nigeria and not just the affected areas?

Obviously, Asiwaju's position is the same position Igbos and other rejectors are suggesting, that RUGA should be limited to the affected states in the North.

These Tinubu obsessed clowns are obviously confused, mentally disturbed and politically traumatized..


Dod Bless Asiwaju of Nigeria.

I talk am.
Tinubu will not say anything about ruga because of 2023 ambition.