Edwin Clark, leader of the Pan Niger Delta Forum, has warned President Muhammadu Buhari against reintroducing Rural Grazing Areas (RUGA) in the country.

Mr Buhari had approved the creation of Ruga settlements for herdsmen across the nation without stakeholders carried along.

Though it is said to be optional, for interested states, the project was suspended largely due to the rejection of it in the South, fuelling speculation in some quarters that the government was out to grab lands for herders of Fulani extraction.



There are reports that the initiative will be reintroduced after been repackaged with presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, saying the federal government has gazetted lands for the project in the 36 states of the country.

Warning against the reintroduction, Clark while addressing journalists at his Abuja residence on Monday said the move will disintegrate the nation if brought back.

“Let us go back, we have been living with Fulani and their herds for very long time; even when I was young, they lived with us. When they are bringing their cows, they used their sticks and everybody gave way but today we see herdsmen armed with Ak-47 all over the country moving around, killing people, raping women, killing children and so forth, destroying farms and today not one single one has been arrested, no single one has been caught and his gun removed; that is the country we belong,” the elderstatesman said.

He wondered why the government wants to establish settlements for those it claimed were foreigners killing Nigerians if the present administration had no ulterior motives.

“Government is not interested in seeing that the herdsmen with arms that came from Niger, Libya and other places are addressed; they want those people to be settled in our midst. It is not the Fulani who are going round with cows that they want to settle. These (foreigners) are not the ones they want to settle. So I disagree with that project.”

Clark called on the federal government to withdraw the initiative rather than suspend it because it will not be acceptable to Nigerians.

He described the project is an abomination to the entire people of Nigeria made up of other ethnic nationals.

“They should now withdraw it completely. Whether they suspend it for another 10 years or so, if it comes back, Nigeria will not survive as a country. It is good they withdrew it. If they say they have just suspended it and they are bringing it back, no Nigerian will agree to it and that may be the beginning of the disintegration of this country. God forbid!”

While applauding the government’s effort at diversifying the economy, the elderstatesman suggested ranching as the solution to herders and farmers clashes.

“Ranching is the solution. If you want to maintain cattle rearing, it is ranching. That is what operates everywhere in the world. Even in less civilised developed countries in Africa. If you go to Brazil and East Africa, ranching is what they are doing. Even our founding fathers in the first republic established ranches. There were ranches at Obudu Cross River State, Ondo State and in the north. Nobody kicked against it but for you to introduce a settlement for resolving the problem between herdsmen and farmers is unthinkable,” he added.

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Now I know why

The man called Buhari does not listen to advise unless it is one that would favour and benefit his retarded cows and fellow herdsmen. Who we offended to deserve that idiat of a calamity is what I don't know

We even want disintegration now, and am a Yoruba, dont call me ipob!

If only the dullard takes zombies as serious as he takes ruga and cattle, maybe they would be receiving 31/32k by now

Bubu is an embarrassment, even zombies are ashamed of him but pride wunt let them admit it

Seconded

I hope the pharaoh of aso villa go listen to words of wisdom

Nice

Luvinghubby:
Seconded

thirded

Ok

Hmmm. May God help us

Keep calm Nigerians, God is in control.

Buhari's time will come and go.

It is too late for Nigeria to disintegrate, says Fayose


God go help us sha...

Never been said better, when an elder speaks you will see wisdom in every bit of his statement every word was rightful said.

NB... Its only in nigeria that you will find govt creating a bigger prblm thinking they are solving an existing one the outcome of this ruga issue might not hit us immediately rather yrs to come probably generation unborn. Ranching take over if not make them change their occupation.

If only that airhead and mumu man would listen to the voice of wisdom.

Well, who knows if it's how God wants all man to go his tent, since we aren't better together.

Can any green thing come out of desert

The man is simply cursed!!!!!!!

Buhari omo ale, o fe fi Ruga ko wa l'omi obe je!

Calculating:


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i agree with him 100%

Buhari should have known by now DAT the RUGA plan will be his karma if does not cancel de rubbish now

So far Buhari is the WORST president we have elected since we started practising democracy.

The figures for our development indices are appalling! The nation is sinking!

Perhaps Ruga isn't so bad.

Nigeria needs to disintegrate for meaningful order to rise out of our current chaos.

Recycling dumb low IQ leaders in the name of democracy isn't working.


Rwanda is the perfect example!

These guy would come out their ruga and attack you. Then run back to be protected by soldiers.

#bringbackruga

Bring back ruga if this is what it takes to divide this God forsaken everlasting backward country.

God punish and kill anyone that don't want Nigeria to divide, useless country full of terrorists and cursed people.

Nigeria if not divided will forever be backward, spit

This man has not even startted his 4 years and Ruga is violently being discussed. May God save us

The FG lied too much about herdsmen crises and it has come back hurt RUGA. How can you give our ancestral land to those you told us were foreigners?

Why are we complaining..didn't we know Buhari is an ethnic and religious bigot ?yet we still voted him twice , becos of our selfishness and greed base along ethnic line..let us all enjoy our next level.May God save us from ourselves.