RUGA: Gov.Ortom urges FG to Forget Ruga & Resolve desert encroachment for herdsmen
Samuel Ortom,The governor of Benue state, has said on Wednesday advising the Federal Government to Apply the desert encroachment for the herdsmen instead of Ruga settlement
The governor stated this at the opening of the 43rd annual conference of the Soil Science Society of Nigeria at the Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi.
He also called on the Soil Science Society of Nigeria to collaborate with the Federal Ministry of Agriculture to put a complete halt to the issues of herdsmen migration from the North to the South.
Ortom expressed fear of imminent danger if the issue of Fulani herdsmen was not urgently tackled.
The governor who was represented by his deputy, Benson Abounu, said the nation was currently facing a serious security issue which could cause the disintegration of the country.
He called on the Federal Government to dump the controversial proposed Ruga settlements for herdsmen but to seek solutions to the issue of desert encroachment. These, he claimed, were responsible for the movements of nomadic herdsmen in the country.
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