Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle has said that the
state would implement the Ruga settlement initiative to
resettle herders and boost economic activities.
The governor told the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, Femi Gbajiamila who visited the state that
the state government would go ahead with the programme
in spite of its suspension by the Federal Government.
“I wish to inform the Honourable Speaker that the
controversial issue of Ruga, which is being hotly
debated across the vast spectrum of the
federation, has been unanimously accepted in our
state.
“Since time immemorial, the communities of
farmers and herders in the state have been living
side by side, reinforcing each other, even though
there were cases of skirmishes from time to time,
they did not take the ugly dimension they have
taken in our contemporary times. “We are
confident that Ruga Programme which will
transform the nomads to sedentary life will
significantly address the farmer/herder crisis in the
state,” he said.
The governor said arrangements had been put in place to
set up the Ruga settlement on a 100-hectare land in each of
the three senatorial districts of the state. According to him,
the government would provide schools, hospitals and
veterinary clinics as well as earth dams in the new
settlements.
He appealed to the leadership of the National Assembly to
facilitate the release of N10 billion Federal Government
Special Intervention Fund approved for the state to resettle
people displaced by banditry. The speaker hailed Matawalle
over the successes recorded under the Peace and
Reconciliation Initiative targeted at ending banditry in the
state. He noted that the voluntary release of 109 kidnap
victims in the last 10 days was highly commendable and an
indication that all sides were willing to give peace a chance.





https://www.lindaikejisblog.com/2019/7/zamfara-state-government-approves-300-hectares-of-land-for-ruga-settlement-2.html

Cattle ranch farming model in kwara state created by ex kwara state governor Bukola Saraki

Can't the Fulani herdsmen buy lands from state governments in the North or even convert Sambisa forest to a productive
ranch like what Saraki did with white farmers in Kwara
Watch this
Video: TVCNews


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLQ1pPPk2Bw

Good. All herders can relocate there now

Very good development....

RUGA the North....don't ever come closer to the South South or South East except for the Ocean water from Bonny.

RUGA kee all of you there.

That is very commendable from zamfara state governor, other governors should emulate him with immediate effect.