“Just 10 days ago, President Muhammadu Buhari approved a programme called the Ruga settlement. Explaining how the Ruga settlements would work, he said many states had indicated interest in the programme. “The Ruga settlement will attract a lot of investments to Nigeria and it is our belief that in the next five years, each Ruga settlement will provide nothing less than 2,000 employment opportunities. Also, they will have cattle markets and modern abattoirs in their states.”No land for Ruga settlement in Benue, Ortom tells FGBut Ortom said Benue State had no land for the Federal Government proposed Ruga settlements for Fulani herdsmen. “We however wish to reiterate that Benue State has no land for grazing reserves, grazing routes, cattle colonies or Ruga settlements.

Source: Punch June 26, 2019 00:07 UTC