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A country where cattles take priority over humans....
Thank you Prof. Soyinka for speaking out against this kind of weird solution to farmers/herdsmen clashes . What a shame in this kind of leadership reasoning! Smh!

post=79884505:
Organized cattle ranches.
This is how it is done in saner climes.
We stand with Professor Wole Soyinka.
One of the few good men remaining in our country.
A man who says the truth in everything.
Give it up for old men with wise grey hairs!
Nigeria will be great again!

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I can't believe that this thing is coming from you. You are one of the persons that voted in this disaster for the second time. People like you are the problems of this country.

exlinklodge:
Hmmm



I can remember Soyinka kissing Buhari's ass some time ago.


Hmmmm Yoruba, una never learn.

Shut ur mouth pls.

nextstep:
Nigerians are complaining about the policies of a president they elected? Abeg. We can't vote a bigot and then complain he's a bigot.
If people from South don't want grazing, they should either: stop eating cows, or start ranching.

The recent noise from Rivers: "we don't have room for grazing."
Oh... so you want to eat cow meat, but don't want to use part of your land to raise the food you will eat?

You said nothing.

Why can't all the elite come out & talk like Soyinka just did today. If peradventure they finished with the people in the village they will definatly enter the cities to meet you people that feel its not your place to say anything now.

post=79884550:
It is good to see that the same sets of nonentities calling Professor Wole Soyinka unprintable names just last week,
names that they can never call their grandfather.
All because of a boy on a plane, that his parent did not teach manners.
A boy that wakes up his parents with karate kicks every morning,
Saying why should the boy stand up for the PROF,
a man as old as his grandfather, afterall they both pay the same money.......
they are now the same sets of people hailing the PROF today!

Nigeria our darling country.
Hypocrites everywhere!
What a nation!!

Did you think before putting this up?

It's not a must to write something.

What he said about Ruga warrants being hailed.

The young lad made a choice within his entitled right to stay by the window.

post=79884550:
It is good to see that the same sets of nonentities calling Professor Wole Soyinka unprintable names just last week,
names that they can never call their grandfather.
All because of a boy on a plane, that his parent did not teach manners.
A boy that wakes up his parents with karate kicks every morning,
Saying why should the boy stand up for the PROF,
a man as old as his grandfather, afterall they both pay the same money.......
they are now the same sets of people hailing the PROF today!

Nigeria our darling country.
Hypocrites everywhere!
What a nation!!

Different context. Please get it right.

post=79884550:
It is good to see that the same sets of nonentities calling Professor Wole Soyinka unprintable names just last week,
names that they can never call their grandfather.
All because of a boy on a plane, that his parent did not teach manners.
A boy that wakes up his parents with karate kicks every morning,
Saying why should the boy stand up for the PROF,
a man as old as his grandfather, afterall they both pay the same money.......
they are now the same sets of people hailing the PROF today!

Nigeria our darling country.
Hypocrites everywhere!
What a nation!!

Didn’t you see Wole Soyinka’s response that the boy was in order and that he did not make any issue out of it?

Sane people don’t worship Prof WS, they say he is wrong when he is and hail him when he does well.

You should be more worried if they didn’t hail him now

Buhari will be in need of your bedroom and sitting room for RUGA
That of sarrki is also needed urgently

post=79884505:
Organized cattle ranches.
This is how it is done in saner climes.
We stand with Professor Wole Soyinka.
One of the few good men remaining in our country.
A man who says the truth in everything.
Give it up for old men with wise grey hairs!
Nigeria will be great again!

ImpregnaTor:
can someone please explain to me the meaning of ruga, and what is all about; and is the ruga abreviation or what

Ruga means Fulani's settlement(hamlet, village and community) in Hausa languages.

No agitation for new minimum wage implementation, no campaign for quality health care services, no seriousness about our dying economy, neither a sign of concern regarding my stumbling education sector...... But there is a serious agitation by the same government to forcefully acquire lands across the country for Fulani herdsmen. And any country where cattle takes priority over human life is definitely at an elementary stage - Prof Soyinka

phemtobo:
somebody should pls inform prof that the country is already on fire

Osinbajo will disagree with you.

FrMbaka:
I remember this man went on the street to protest against Jonathan, he can't do it against Buhari.


BUHARI WANT TO BUILD RUGA SETTLEMENT FOR ALL THE JIHADIST TERRORIST HERDSMEN FROM ALL OVER WEST AFRICA TO COME AND SETTLE IN THE LAND OF MINORITY NIGERIAN CHRISTIANS.

BUHARI DON'T MEAN WELL FOR NIGERIANS, HE WANTS TO HELP THE FOREIGN JIHADISTS AGINST NIGERIAN CITIZEN

ONE NIGERIA NA SCAM

Christians are the majority pls.

Muslims are minority in Nigeria

frankyychiji:
Some times you try too much. Take it easy on yourself

Exactly and his posts always end up sounding so insincere it's worrisome

I am worried about the mental state of that poster , seems maybe depressed or under the influence of something hence I hadly bother engaging In any discussion with him or her

worldclass68:
So ironically I must allow u to use my pots and kitchen for the food u wanna SELL for me??
nah who u offend wey make u as fool like this

No... you know that's not what I mean. I've never heard of people (anywhere in the world) refusing to use land to raise the crops or animals they themselves eat.

Climate change and other human activity in and outside Nigeria is reducing available grazing areas in the North. Due to extreme warmer temperatures, more demand for cows (in the South), and shifting rain patterns, there is much less foliage to eat in the North than before. There is also increase in agricultural activity in the South (there's more mouths to feed), leading to more conflicts between grazers and farmers.

A sane government would have used the damn satellites to figure this out, and enact polices before things got out of hand. But Nigerians, in our typical fashion only react and get violent without thinking deeply. The same way we want cheap electricity and cheap petrol (cheaper than what obtains worldwide), we also want fat cows that magically feed on non-existent foliage.

This is a crisis that won't have an easy solution, so all of us have to play some part: we have some lands dedicated to residential, some to industrial, some to farming, some to grazing, and some for posterity. The stance of Southern governors flat out refusing to give any land for producing the meat people eat... I'm not sure it's a helpful (or even smart) strategy: it will only increase conflicts.

JubrinElSudan:
Nope, they proposed Cattle colonies, which is like 10 ranches in one, almost like this RUGA settlement. What people are avoiding is a colony/settlement housing up-to 100 Fulanis, before you know it, they will reach 1000 Fulanis.

Colonies/settlements or ranches are welcomed. The sole objective is confining them to one place. And with regards to letters in bold, thats the way forward, cos that way, they will be easier to monitor and be accounted for. You wont pot me Ikeja by law and find me in Ikorodu the next day.

I can easily account for all herdsmen in my state by mere summoning the manager of the colony, ranch or settlement.

Do you get my point? Anything to confine their operations is the way forward so you can fish out the criminals.

What has the PDP candidate said about RUGA?

I bet he wont say anything!

The south is so naive to always pull behind Fulani candidates.

Benekruku:
Like you have forgotten that ranching was the "FIRST" proposed option that was shot down.

Remember? That was the first resolution that came on board. Same "They want to take our land" brought it down.


Tracks were documented, even here on NAIRALAND. It was shot down!

The so called ranching was shot down because of the high-handness of the fulani led federal government. Had they been more transparent, it would have been embraced. Prof was right, they don't copy policies that have worked.

1shortblackboy:
something may be actually wrong with u and u dont even know

That is too harsh please sir

I sincerely worry too about that member

99% of the comments made by that profile seem so fake and forced , forget sentiments just go through all his or her past posts they all sound deranged and read as though constructed by a bot

They lack life and feel just made up under the influence of maybe drugs or alcohol.

Pray for that member please do not chastise him or her

post=79884505:
Organized cattle ranches.
This is how it is done in saner climes.
We stand with Professor Wole Soyinka.
One of the few good men remaining in our country.
A man who says the truth in everything.
Give it up for old men with wise grey hairs!
Nigeria will be great again!

But your oga wants ruga

TooMuchStuff:
Christians are the majority pls.

Muslims are minority in Nigeria

In dream or in real life? Because the last I checked the Muslim are the king maker in your Christian dominated country

Benekruku:
Colonies/settlements or ranches are welcomed. The sole objective is confining them to one place. And with regards to letters in bold, thats the way forward, cos that way, they will be easier to monitor and be accounted for. You wont pot me Ikeja by law and find me in Ikorodu the next day.

I can easily account for all herdsmen in my state by mere summoning the manager of the colony, ranch or settlement.

Do you get my point? Anything to confine their operations is the way forward so you can fish out the criminals.

Nope, 50 to 100 years after, they will claim the area and it will become another issue. They can also encroach more than the allocated hectares, the original owners can't do anything because they have the Nigerian security protecting them.

Fulanis have been killing farmers since they began cattle herding. It didn't start with PMB and it isn't limited to Nigeria. In Mali, they and the dogon tribe are currently annihilating each other. A prof of Soyinka's standing ought to have suggested a better solution if he thinks Ruga is not the right thing to do. Call it Ruga, cattle ranching or whatever, it still involves settling the herders in one location to avoid clashing with farmers.

frankyychiji:
The so called ranching was shot down because of the high-handness of the fulani led federal government. Had they been more transparent, it would have been embraced. Prof was right, they don't copy policies that have worked.

How do you want me to be transparent with my proposal when you never even gave me the option to submit?

You never had the chance to revise and state clear cut terms and conditions. You just shot it down

Where does transparency come in here?

JubrinElSudan:
Nope, 50 to 100 years after, they will claim the area and it will become another issue. They can also encroach more than the allocated hectares, the original owners can't do anything because they have the Nigerian security protecting them.

Lets close this discussion. Thanks for your time.

Benekruku:
Lets close this discussion. Thanks for your time.

You are welcome.

Please my fellow Yoruba brothers and sister that supported Buhari and still defend his place in office, we must unitedly accept this RUGA SETTLEMENT PROGRAM in all our southwestern states. Maybe this will teach us to listen to and understand the Igbo's no matter how unwise we think they are.

Thank you

Benekruku:
Colonies/settlements or ranches are welcomed. The sole objective is confining them to one place. And with regards to letters in bold, thats the way forward, cos that way, they will be easier to monitor and be accounted for. You wont pot me Ikeja by law and find me in Ikorodu the next day.

I can easily account for all herdsmen in my state by mere summoning the manager of the colony, ranch or settlement.

Do you get my point? Anything to confine their operations is the way forward so you can fish out the criminals.

Analysis from the simple mind of a kid. Well not in Igbo Land.