Barely 48 hours to the planned mass action and following public
outcry against the RUGA Settlement Projects, President Muhammadu Buhari
is said to have suspended the idea pending further notice.
RUGA settlement scheme, according to presidency, was an idea designed
to stem the tide of herdsmen/farmers clashes across the country.
But many states affected and members of the public had misconstrued
it as another form of the proposed cattle colony by the federal
government.
Some members of the public and civil society groups had also planned
mass action in Abuja against the scheme, on Friday, 5th July, 2019.
But a source close to the presidency hinted newsmen on Wednesday,
that President Buhari may have resolved to suspend the scheme till
further consultations.
The source said, after consultations with stakeholders, Buhari has
resolved to put away the idea for a thorough review and well-accepted
approach to the menace constituted to national security by the constant
clashes between herdsmen and farmers.
According to the source, the announcement would be made any moment from now with detailed explanations, going forward.
Details later…