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I am not supervising ‘Ruga’ settlement –Osinbajo

Ezekiel Johnson
Ezekiel Johnson
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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has denied being in charge of the establishment of Ruga settlements across the country.

Osinbajo made the denial in a statement issued by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Office of the Vice President, Mr. Laolu Akande.

The statement was issued in Abuja on Friday.

The vice president explained that the Ruga initiative was different from the National Livestock Transformation Plan approved by state governors under the auspices of the National Economic Council (NEC) chaired by him.

He stated that NEC approved the plan based on the recommendations of a Technical Committee of the Council chaired by Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State on January 17.

The state governors in the committee and Working Group of NEC, he said, were those from Adamawa, Kaduna, Benue, Taraba, Edo, Plateau, Oyo and Zamfara – mostly the frontline states in the farmer-herder crises.

The statement reads further:

“The National Livestock Transformation Plan (NLTP) 2019-2028 is a programme to be implemented in seven pilot states of Adamawa, Benue, Kaduna, Plateau, Nasarawa, Taraba and Zamfara as decided by NEC in January, being states in the frontlines of the Farmer-Herder crises.

“Afterwards, six other states have indicated readiness to also implement the plan; they are Katsina, Kano, Kogi, Kwara, Ondo, and Edo states.

“The plan has six pillars through which it aims to transform the livestock production system in Nigeria along market oriented value chain while ensuring an atmosphere of peace and justice.

“The six key pillars include-economic investment, conflict resolution, justice and peace, humanitarian relief and early recovery, human capital development.

“Others are cross-cutting issues such as gender, youth, research and information and strategic communication.

“In all, the Federal Government will not impose on any state government regarding its land.”

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