Professor Wole Soyinka has reacted to the ongoing plan by the federal government to build Ruga settlement for herdsmen in the country saying its a big problem to the nation's unity.



Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, has opposed the federal government’s proposal to establish Ruga settlements across the nation for herdsmen, DailyPost reports.

Speaking in Lagos on Tuesday at the launch of United Nations’ Solutions 17 SDG programme, Soyinka berated the federal government for the idea, which he said can cause Nigeria to explode.

According to him: “Ruga is going to be an explosion if not handled with care. But why do we not take our policies from good models? This is not the way people and countries deal with issues of cattle.

“I travel everywhere. It has to be handled in a way that is logical, comprehensible to the environment. When a cattle walks up to the window of my house in Abeokuta, a house which is located in a residential area, then there’s a problem.

“When cattle goes to Ijebu Ode and eat up their plant seedlings and so on and you expect people to be quiet?”

He stated the handling of the herdsmen issue by President Muhammadu Buhari was enough to make him lose re-election.

“President Buhari deserved to have lost the last election for the lackadaisical attitude he took to the issue of cattle rearing in the country.

“People have been killed in hundreds just because of the failure of leadership at a critical time. And the cattle herders have been given a sense of impunity.

“They kill without any compunction, they drive away the farmers who have been contributing to the food solutions in the country, the cattle eat their crops and then you come up with Ruga.

“I think that there is going to be trouble in this country if this Ruga thing is not handled imaginatively and with humanity as a priority.
“Any country where cattle takes priority over human life is definitely at an elementary stage,” he said.

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Ruga will develop the sw by creating more jobs 4 thier youths.

I DEDICATE THIS FTC TO THE SW FULANIS.

But you did not campaign against him my dear prof

Ehennnnnn
See this man oooo
Eiyaaaaaa epele
Why didn't he speak since now

He has been silent since when he said he will tear his residence permit if Trump wins. Why is he speaking now.

Le prof

He didn't win the last election, he imposed himself on us. No thanks to saboteurs from a particular region of this country, we are in it together.

Soyinka you remember "Shepopotamus"? Kindergarten President? Ineffectual Buffon? Karma is visiting you all.All of una go hear am.Even Sarrki don dey fear now.Guess you all never knew it will come to this?

He who rides on the back of the tiger will surely ends up in its belly.Sai next level RUGArization.You were warned but parochial sentiments beclouded your sense of sound judgement.

#ArrestSenatorElishaAbbo

A terrible senator assaulted a woman so grossly for saying “oga take it easy”

“President Buhari deserved to have lost the last election for the lackadaisical attitude he took to the issue of cattle rearing in the country.

“People have been killed in hundreds just because of the failure of leadership at a critical time. And the cattle herders have been given a sense of impunity.

“They kill without any compunction, they drive away the farmers who have been contributing to the food solutions in the country, the cattle eat their crops and then you come up with Ruga.

“I think that there is going to be trouble in this country if this Ruga thing is not handled imaginatively and with humanity as a priority.Any country where cattle takes priority over human life is definitely at an elementary stage,”

Ruga must not force on any state by federal government or any group but should be completely voluntary. There should be documents in public
domain on how it will be run and state government must be in charge of it.

It is already happening.
A month into his 2nd term, it's only ruga he can offer Nigerians

Fake free education prof, useless fool. Continue supporting jubril... Idiot

Henry22:
Ruga will develop the sw by creating more jobs 4 thier youths.

I DEDICATE THIS FTC TO THE SW FULANIS.

but why are u wicked like this... My fellow yoro-muslims are coming 4 u