Herdsmen under the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has reacted to the suspension of Rural Grazing Areas (RUGA) settlement initiative across the nation.

The administration of President Muhammadu Buhari had suggested and began the project nationwide with stakeholders not carried along. He said the initiative will bring a permanent end to herders and farmers clashes across Nigeria.

Although it is said to be optional for interested states, the implementation of the projects in some states that rejected it fuelled speculations that the government was being economical with the truth.

Those who rejected the move accused the federal government of spreading land grabbing for the benefit of the Fulani tribe.

Reacting to the suspension of the project, Miyetti Allah said the move was a blessing to them because they do not need it.

The president of the umbrella body of herdsmen in the country, Abdullahi Bodejo, said his group was not consulted before the implementation of the initiative as it was politically driven.

“We don’t need Ruga settlements. Every Fulani man in Nigeria has a Ruga. The entire scheme is political because even the Fulani leaders and traditional rulers were not consulted,” Mr Bodejo was quoted by Leadership newspaper as saying.

“What we need is a return to our grazing areas. Facilities should be provided in them so that the herders can graze their cattle because the Ruga issue is political and does not help the Fulanis in the country.

“We support him (the president) because the programme was not helpful to us. How do you start a programme that a Fulani man with over 500 cows is not aware of?” he queried.

The Miyetti Allah helmsman said the Ruga project created distrust between herders in the south and their host communities who drove some of them away from their domain.

“The Fulanis in the southern part of the country were living peacefully with their neighbours for many years but when this issue of Ruga started, many of them were chased out. There was distrust. That is not good. All the traditional rulers in the North and we the leaders of the Fulanis were not aware of the Ruga programme and we were not consulted. Anything that will make our cows to be destroyed is not good and should not be supported,” Bodejo added.

Meanwhile, Afenifere and Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the two socio-cultural groups in the south that rejected the initiative, has commended the incumbent administration for halting the projects.

Source: https://www.google.com/amp/s/todaypoliticsng.com/we-dont-need-it-herdsmen-hail-suspension-of-ruga-settlements/amp/

Let all the youths in east start demanding that their state govt should fund a cattle ranch for the youths.
You will see, this fulani nonsense will stop.

#Ihedioha build cattle ranch for imo youths.

Who really RUGA help. Sometimes I just wonder whom Buhari is working for cos even d supposed beneficiaries, d Fulani Herdsmen have distanced themselves from d project

When a child demands for something and doesn't get it, he'll turn around and say he doesn't even need it self. If you didn't need it why we're you asking for it in the first place?

How can you guys stops moving arround with cows ?

Seems impossible!

This people are really not serious.
What is the meaning of '' government shld help us return to our grazing areas and also help in providing social amenities there''.
Like some people rightly said, these Buhari people are slowly coming up with this nonsense from another angle.
If i may ask where do they have grazing areas down South?
For all those that voted Apc, have you seen what is happening?
There are so many pressing issues in the country, it is herdmen affairs that is so important.

Ok

Consolation langua

Lies

helinues:
Ok

u have booked space to talk nonsense this plateau cow herdsman

this cattle chairman sound sometimes like he is a separate president

The Fulanis in the southern part of the country were living peacefully with their neighbours for many years but when this issue of Ruga started, many of them were chased out. There was distrust. That is not good.

This is exactly what we have been saying on this matter for a fortnight now.
Politics : a menace!

This is nothing but a cheap publicity from the animal kingdom.


They said that to make it appear as if the President had a mind of his own and was acting independent of them.


It is still a victory for Nigerian people.

Yes they dont need it. They would have to pay rent and feed money. Bloody bastards. They prefer roaming on free land and eating the crops there

God bless Herdsmen.

Who send Dem...

Fake Story

why don't we just restructure and every one should bear his or her father's name


cost of rent around Nigeria

As a born again Christian who is meant to speak the truth at all times, i think we Christians cum southerners has overblown the good intentions of president Buhari on this issue of Ruga settlement. We complain of how Fulani herdsmen are destroying our farms and killing people without facts, yet we we reject a program meant to isolate cattle herders in a confined location nationwide. Before we blab further, let us remember that the Fulanis are Nigerians like us and the Nigerian constitution guarantees them freedom of movement and doing business nationwide. If an igbo man can have multiple shops in Ladipo, Alaba, kano and other places, why can't we live peacefully with the Fulanis like we tolerated the igbos who are the most traveled tribe in Nigeria I hope we Christians have a rethink about this so we can have lasting peace

Na lie. E pain dem Gan

Why will they need it when the RUGA will prohibit them from rooming around. A project that would have help put a check to who operate cattle farming in Nigeria yet many don't want it. Very soon cattle will be going house to house to eat.

Miyetti wants to get their Rugas the old fashioned way, through jihad.

They had to wait until the suspension to state they didn't need it?

It irks me !
See how so much energy, time and resources are being channeled into discussions about cows and how to annex people's lands nationwide while the economy is still in shambles just like how it was crashed in 2015 thru govts ineptitude and misplaced priorities.
As soon as the economy enters recession again, you with hear them blame "looters" as usual.

QueenSekxy:
Let all the youths in east start demanding that their state govt should fund a cattle ranch for the youths.
You will see, this fulani nonsense will stop.

#Ihedioha build cattle ranch for imo youths.

and you think most Nigerian youths has the miniature to think upwardly..tell them you will give them loan to start up herding business ...then you hear one fool saying...make I just collect the money travel out...

donbachi:
Consolation langua

They are actually honest. they never wanted RUGA.

ShitHead:
This is nothing but a cheap publicity from the animal kingdom.


They said that to make it appear as if the President had a mind of his own and was acting independent of them.


It is still a victory for Nigerian people.

You should learn the art of reading between the lines.

Miyetti said they did not need any Ruga.

Why?

Did they rugarize Agatu with any laws?

No!

They took it by force

They are telling you that they will continue their jihad on full throttle.

It's dead on arrival...

Cattle rearing is a private business