Sen. Walid Jibrin, the Chairman, Board of Trustees (BOT), Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has urged Nigerians to embrace the establishment of Rural Grazing Areas (RUGA) programme of the Federal Government.

Jibrin told newsmen at his Nasarawa country home on Tuesday in Nasarawa State that the proposed settlement policy for herdsmen would promote peace and security in the country.

He also explained that the programme would boost food security and improve on the health and standard of living of rural communities.

Jibrin, who is also the Sarkin (leader) of Fulani in Nasarawa state, commended the federal government for introducing the RUGA programme in the country considering its importance.

“I am not in APC, I am a PDP chieftain. But when we talk of development and security, we should leave anything about politics, religion and tribe.

“Whoever is ruling in Nigeria, if he brings any programme that will do away with insecurity, killings.

“And will take care of the welfare of the people, I will go by that. My politics is not a do or die and I play politics without bitterness.

“That is why I am and we Fulani commend the Federal Government for introducing the RUGA project in the country.

“I and our tribe (Fulani) had embraced the programme. RUGA project include provision of hospitals, schools, water supply and electricity, among other facilities, which will have direct bearing on the lives of the herders.

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“Apart from that, it will also tackle incessant farmers/herdsmen conflicts as well as boost food security in the country,” he said.

Jibrin also called on the Igbo and Yoruba ethnic groups to embrace the programme in the interest of national development.

“About 12 states in the North have already embraced it and have already started the project including Nasarawa State.

“So, I am calling on the Southerners, the Igbos, the Yorubas, among others, to embrace it, eventhough the project is not compulsory.

“The project will keep the herdsmen one, safe and will improve on their welfare as some states in the South East have already promised to donate land for the project,” he noted.

He therefore called on all herdsmen and other Nigerians to shun armed robbery, kidnapping and other negative tendencies in the interest of peace and development.

The PDP BOT chairman also urged Nigerians to live peacefully irrespective of their ethnic, religious and political affiliation for development to reign.

(NAN)

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PDP will support anything and everything anti-people. No nobody is surprised except IPOB miscreants

aboki na aboki , its in the south that you get divisions along party lines. for northerners its religion and tribe before any other thing

Coming from the Nation, Tinubu's Newspaper
We know Tinubu has promised Fulanis Ruga through Buhari if they make him the president
But what Tinubu does not know is that this kind of promise was made to Afonja.

SS/Benue/ Taraba and SE will not give an inch of land for RUGA

Eastern state is well developed than the north, so keep your RUGA development to your self.
You can as well use your whole state for RUGA and relocate your state people to sambisa forest.

Your like for RUGA is because you're one of the herdsmen.

Zombie. Come and develop.

Jonathan built schools for your region to develop you people kicked against it.

Now I fully understand why they called this nation ZOO.

Atiku

What will IPODS do now? Their Fulani master up north have now endorsed RUGA, .....its a hard time to be an IPOD after all the energy wasted to reject RUGA ,they will now accept it, talk of swallowing your own vomit

Ultimatezlant:
Atiefku also feels the same, but this won't stop our blodas from a$$licking gworo chewing aboki

Atiku has never for once spoken against Ruga

Goke7:


Atiku has never for once spoken against Ruga

fear no let am na, he would need it 2023 when he turns 86 and vies for presidency

Ultimatezlant:
fear no let am na, he would need it 2023 when he turns 86 and vies for ipod presidency

All fulanis are still fulanis.

Ruganfulani is for fulanis.
No single fulani indigenes in Southern region.
Take your Ruga to the north and let the south be.