RUGA settlements’ controversy pushing divisions in the country to near-breaking point
FROM cattle colonies to RUGA settlements in every state of the federation: From what we know of the cattle colony scheme, based on a presentation by the then Minister of Agriculture, Audu Ogbe, the cattle colony scheme is not a scheme for the settlement of Fulani herdsmen. Here is what he said in his presentation: “We are talking of colonies because 20, 30, or 40 ranchers can share the same colony. A ranch is usually owned by an individual or a company with sometimes very few cattle. Some have more than 200 or 300 cows. In a cattle colony, you could find 30,000 cows owned by different owners.
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