•Scheme to come back soon, Yakassai insists

•Gani Adams, Yoruba group talk tough

THE last might not have been heard of the controversial RUGA settlement scheme, as reports emerged that the Federal Government may have begun to restrategise on how to reintroduce the scheme, which it recently suspended after public outcry.

A letter from the Office of the Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari, addressed to the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, gave this indication away at the weekend.

According to the letter, dated 2 July, 2019, an implementation committee of the National Livestock Transformation Programme comprising representatives of the National Economic Council (NEC), National Food Security Council and Federal Executive Council as well as the minister is to be inaugurated to oversee the delivery of the national livestock transformation programme.

The letter also made reference to the directive to suspend RUGA because “it is not in accordance with the designs approved by NEC, NFSC and FEC,” a development which has been described as temporary, with a foremost Northern leader, Alhaji Tanko Yakassai, boasting in an interview that RUGA scheme “will be back.”

Yakassai, in an interview with Sunday Tribune, insisting that the Federal Government only suspended the scheme but did not abandon it.

“RUGA settlement is only suspended, but not abandoned. It will come at a later date very soon…It is merely waiting for a better time to come back for its implementation. I believe they will do it,” Yakassai said.

He added that it would be in the interest of Nigerians for the Fulani herders to be settled in place.

But the Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Chief Gani Adams, in an interview, said any attempt to foist RUGA scheme on the South-West would be resisted, because “it is unwarranted, needless and a dangerous policy. It is a policy that can break this nation, just as it has overheated the policy.”

Adams said the plan to establish RUGA settlement was an attempt to revisit an alleged jihadist agenda that was started in 1804.

“We didn’t see the policy as a way to settle the crisis of herdsmen. We saw it as a dangerous trend that was coming to our abode in the South-West. And we saw it as a way of imposing on us those who had been threatening our lives and properties. We called on the whole world that we didn’t want the RUGA settlement policy,” he added.

In a related development, the Yoruba Summit Group, in a statement by its publicity secretary, Chief Gboyega Adejumo, warned the Federal Government not reintroduce the RUGA scheme following its suspension.

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•Scheme to come back soon, Yakassai insists

•Gani Adams, Yoruba group talk tough




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Lalasticlala

Na by force ni?

We are one Nigeria but we should understand that this is different territories merged into one country in 1914. As much as we want to be united, we must respect the peculiarity of each of these territories. You can't come and use the phrase "one Nigeria" to foist a policy that other territories don't want.

Ruga shouldn't just be suspended, it should be abandoned.

Things like land are ancestral and dates back to years even before the amalgamation of Nigeria. Yakassai and his cohorts have no right to insist we give our land for Fulani settlements under the guise of one Nigeria. Our land was ours even before Nigeria came into existence, we decide what we want to do with it.

Why not simply pipe water from the south to the arid north?

aguiyi2:
Why not simply pipe water from the south to the arid north?

good idea

In as much as it's for the states who need it

Those who oppose the agenda should match their rhetoric with concrete plans and strategy for action.

The northern group has vowed to see to the implementation and this one thing is so dear to Buhari's heart. He is not about to give up.

They should site it in the southwest

Upton:
We are one Nigeria but we should understand that this is different territories merged into one country in 1914. As much as we want to be united, we must respect the peculiarity of each of this territories. You can't come and use the phrase "one Nigeria" to foist a policy that other territories don't want.

Ruga shouldn't just be suspended, it should be abandoned.

Things like land are ancestral and dates back to years even before the amalgamation of Nigeria. Yakassai and his cohorts have no right to insist we give our land for Fulani settlements under the guise of one Nigeria. Our land was ours even before Nigeria came into existence, we decide what we want to do with it.

Why will you blame yakassi when there are enough fools in the SW who are openly advocating for fulani colonies?

Until they can give AMADIOHA land for free in the North, they're still whining

No matter how evil is repackaged..it is still evil

RUGA and COZA have stolen the show from BBNaija. It doesn't even look like BBN is ongoing

Buhari has failed this nation completely.
Since his emergence, fulani from no where started raising shoulder.

Joke is on those who voted for him again.

Hope everyone can see that it's just simply for land grabbing?

Nigerians should brace up for another civil war. This RUGA sh1t will drive this country to anarchy. I wish it can be averted.

Nothing will stop the Islamization of Nigeria.

Infact most Christians don't know, Nigeria has been islamized already. Very soon everything will come out glaringly.

Alright

As far as it is introduced and ends in north and west.

Southerners make we get sense and start to venture into this cattle business oh. Once maga pay boys for street, make them buy land for inside bush and buy cows straight.

I thought they've forgotten abt ruga

We shall see....

If you are a reader then don't miss to read this thriller....see my signature.

Why is buhari eager about this RUGA?
This jihad terrorist have never Pursued any policy that will benefit all Nigerians like this since he came on board.

If FG Can subsidise fertilizer and tractors for farmers. What is wrong in Ruga abeg.

delugajackson:
Dead on arrival.

Any deliberate attempt to reintroduce or repackage this evil agenda will be met by stiff resistance from the South.

Good

Government of his people, by his people, and for his people.

Myowncracy is the best.



I will still say while i love the president.


When he was in CPC, PDP was in power then, he talked and proscribed PDP so much. His voice was not heard then.

He never gave up. He entered APC, believed and had faith that he would win.

He actually won that 2015 election,he still won the 2019 also.

All those sets of people abusing the president (Buhari) should also know that he knew everything about Nigeria long before contesting for 2015.

He had faith and he eventually won. Even the bible says,"with faith,you can move mountains" which he did.


Nice one MR president. I wish you success in this second tenure.

I derive strength from what I have written above when I face a tougher opponent.

Haters/tribal bigots should huge the nearest transformer.

delugajackson:
Dead on arrival.

Any deliberate attempt to reintroduce or repackage this evil agenda will be met by stiff resistance from the South.

Good one

*Please read. Very important*

*Baron Roy wrote:*

*QUESTION*

*If 12 northern states already signed up for RUGA, why was it then cancelled?*

*ANSWER*
*Because it was only meant for takeover of Southern Regions.*

*RUGA would have increased the population of the Fulani in the South.*

*With the new population, electoral victory would be decided by mainly the Fulani.*

*With the RUGA communities, Emirates would dot the South.*

*With the RUGA settlements, the Fulani Militia would have military advantage over their poor victims.*

*With indigenous Southern RUGA-made citizens, political positions in the South would start going to the Fulani.*

*There would be the possibility of Fulani governors Anambra, Fulani Senators from Ogun, Fulani Rep members from Calabar.*

*In another 200 years, indigenous people of the South would be an absolute minority in their Homeland!*

*No, RUGA wasn't meant for the Northern States; it was absolutely designed for the South!*

*They might have suspended the public establishment of the RUGA but would commence the surreptitious establishment by approaching individuals and communities offering them obscene amounts.*

*Information reaching me shows that millions of Fulani nomads have arrived in recent weeks and are just waiting for 'posting' to the different RUGAs. These people cannot go back to their countries (if they ever had one).*

*It is safe to conclude that we have crossed the Rubicon and there's no room for retreat for the newly arrived Fulani.*

*The suspension is a gambit to let down our guards; we are in very apparent danger now.*

*We must organize our regions to stave off the next wave of violent attacks.*

*They're here...and they shall come.*

*#thinkAgainSouth.

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Fulani's re-strategize and not FG.

PMB should restrategise: there must be RUGA in every Constituency where there is APC Sinator!

This country is a joke.