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The Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki said his istration will not avail the federal government land for the contentious Ruga settlement in Edo State.

The Governor spoke while giving a lecture on the topic “Challenges of Pastoralism and International Migration for Sustainable Peace and Development: Edo State Experience” at the Department of State Services Institute of Security Studies (Executive Intelligent Management Course 12), in Abuja.

He said the narrative that the pastoral movement and farmer/headers clashes are not related to the security challenges in Nigeria is not true.

His words: “In Edo State, we have found so-called herdsmen with maps in the forests, they clearly cannot be herdsmen who are dependent on their livelihood from their animal assets; that cannot be.

“I think it is important in the context of this discourse to make that distinction between conflict as a result of economic activities, separate from deliberate conflict that is related to other issues like insurgency and terrorism.”

The Governor said over the years the state has had issues of pastoralists or herdsmen who have come to parts of the South, Edo State using grazing routes and mixing with locals.

“Our approach is, animal husbandry is a business just like we have poultry, piggery or what have you, so from that perspective, we want to now upgrade agricultural practices as it relates to livestock.

“During the era of General Babangida, he set up ranches in Edo; we have one in Igarra and several parts of the state. They are either privatized or left fallow, so we are talking to people who purchased them to see how they can be re-activated.

“For us, because it is business like any other private business, the state should not really have much to except we create an enabling environment for those people we want to invest in livestock business.

“So, the issue of giving state land for livestock, it won’t happen in Edo State.

“However, for individuals who have land and they want to go into livestock business like we are ing people who are doing cassava and others, we as government will them.”

On how to resolve the incessant herders/farmers conflict, he said: “The Sambisa Grazing Reserve (4800 ha) is an ideal and symbolic place to take-off by establishing a ranch run by the military.

“It would significantly improve the security situation in the zone and encourage cooperation between pastoralists and the military.
“In the North West, the military should also be encouraged to create ranches in the Gidan Jaja Grazing Reserve (565,000 ha) for the same purpose of improving security and cooperation with pastoralists,” the Governor said.

Obaseki said violent extremism, recurrent herder-farmer conflicts, cattle rustling, armed banditry, violent cross-border crimes, insurgency, illegal migration and other forms of crimes have “threaten the fabric of our country. ”

According to him, national cohesion is seriously threatened by the conflict “as many farmers and pastoralists have lost their lives and property in several orgies of violence.

“As we gather here for this lecture, so many Nigerians are living in fear of attack or reprisal attacks due to the growing herders-farmers’ conflict,” he said.

http://www.signalng.com/ruga-will-not-happen-in-edo-state-sambisa-forest-a-better-option-obaseki/

This Obaseki wicked sha

The only patriot amongst APC governors

Astark:
The Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki said his istration will not avail the federal government land for the contentious Ruga settlement in Edo State.

The Governor spoke while giving a lecture on the topic “Challenges of Pastoralism and International Migration for Sustainable Peace and Development: Edo State Experience” at the Department of State Services Institute of Security Studies (Executive Intelligent Management Course 12), in Abuja.

He said the narrative that the pastoral movement and farmer/headers clashes are not related to the security challenges in Nigeria is not true.

His words: “In Edo State, we have found so-called herdsmen with maps in the forests, they clearly cannot be herdsmen who are dependent on their livelihood from their animal assets; that cannot be.

“I think it is important in the context of this discourse to make that distinction between conflict as a result of economic activities, separate from deliberate conflict that is related to other issues like insurgency and terrorism.”

The Governor said over the years the state has had issues of pastoralists or herdsmen who have come to parts of the South, Edo State using grazing routes and mixing with locals.

“Our approach is, animal husbandry is a business just like we have poultry, piggery or what have you, so from that perspective, we want to now upgrade agricultural practices as it relates to livestock.

“During the era of General Babangida, he set up ranches in Edo; we have one in Igarra and several parts of the state. They are either privatized or left fallow, so we are talking to people who purchased them to see how they can be re-activated.

“For us, because it is business like any other private business, the state should not really have much to except we create an enabling environment for those people we want to invest in livestock business.

“So, the issue of giving state land for livestock, it won’t happen in Edo State.

“However, for individuals who have land and they want to go into livestock business like we are ing people who are doing cassava and others, we as government will them.”

On how to resolve the incessant herders/farmers conflict, he said: “The Sambisa Grazing Reserve (4800 ha) is an ideal and symbolic place to take-off by establishing a ranch run by the military.

“It would significantly improve the security situation in the zone and encourage cooperation between pastoralists and the military.
“In the North West, the military should also be encouraged to create ranches in the Gidan Jaja Grazing Reserve (565,000 ha) for the same purpose of improving security and cooperation with pastoralists,” the Governor said.

Obaseki said violent extremism, recurrent herder-farmer conflicts, cattle rustling, armed banditry, violent cross-border crimes, insurgency, illegal migration and other forms of crimes have “threaten the fabric of our country. ”

According to him, national cohesion is seriously threatened by the conflict “as many farmers and pastoralists have lost their lives and property in several orgies of violence.

“As we gather here for this lecture, so many Nigerians are living in fear of attack or reprisal attacks due to the growing herders-farmers’ conflict,” he said.

http://www.signalng.com/ruga-will-not-happen-in-edo-state-sambisa-forest-a-better-option-obaseki/
Mynd44 lalasticlala

Good.
carry your ruga go sambisa

states with comparative advantage in cattle rearing should build ruga and enjoy whatever benefits attached to it.

The fg(buhari And his northern cabals)are trying to force obaseki to summit to ruga with promise of rigging for him. It's a shame that Nigeria has been reduce to Fulani land.

Thank God obaseki has Edo blood in him, he will never sell his birth right. For those bastards Fulani camping in our forests, your heads will soon be used to appease our gods

God bless Godwin obaseki
Oshiomole the scallywag should understand that everyone is not Ambode the fat clown

This Obaseki of a man don't give a sh!t.

I watched obaseki interview and he was telling his ers that out of the whole of SE/SS, he is the only APC government.


Seems the man wants to his people over in pdp...Edo state you welcome to PDP.

So that finally SE/SS will be locked down for pdp....

But you know Edo state are Yoruba, so I think they will prefer to remain in APC with their brothers in SW.........is still okay...... blood is thicker than water.

Ctorch:
I watched obaseki interview and he was telling his ers that out of the whole of SE/SS, he is the only APC government.


Seems the man wants to his people over in pdp...Edo state you welcome to PDP.

So that finally SE/SS will be locked down for pdp....

But you know Edo state are Yoruba, so I think they will prefer to remain in APC with their brothers in SW.........is still okay...... blood is thicker than water.

Edo state is Yoruba? I think you don't have sense. How is Edo Yoruba?

This is why Adams oshiomhole should have taken over the house of Assembly.

Adams oshiomhole really messed up.

Astark:
The Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki said his istration will not avail the federal government land for the contentious Ruga settlement in Edo State.

The Governor spoke while giving a lecture on the topic “Challenges of Pastoralism and International Migration for Sustainable Peace and Development: Edo State Experience” at the Department of State Services Institute of Security Studies (Executive Intelligent Management Course 12), in Abuja.

He said the narrative that the pastoral movement and farmer/headers clashes are not related to the security challenges in Nigeria is not true.

His words: “In Edo State, we have found so-called herdsmen with maps in the forests, they clearly cannot be herdsmen who are dependent on their livelihood from their animal assets; that cannot be.

“I think it is important in the context of this discourse to make that distinction between conflict as a result of economic activities, separate from deliberate conflict that is related to other issues like insurgency and terrorism.”

The Governor said over the years the state has had issues of pastoralists or herdsmen who have come to parts of the South, Edo State using grazing routes and mixing with locals.

“Our approach is, animal husbandry is a business just like we have poultry, piggery or what have you, so from that perspective, we want to now upgrade agricultural practices as it relates to livestock.

“During the era of General Babangida, he set up ranches in Edo; we have one in Igarra and several parts of the state. They are either privatized or left fallow, so we are talking to people who purchased them to see how they can be re-activated.

“For us, because it is business like any other private business, the state should not really have much to except we create an enabling environment for those people we want to invest in livestock business.

“So, the issue of giving state land for livestock, it won’t happen in Edo State.

“However, for individuals who have land and they want to go into livestock business like we are ing people who are doing cassava and others, we as government will them.”

On how to resolve the incessant herders/farmers conflict, he said: “The Sambisa Grazing Reserve (4800 ha) is an ideal and symbolic place to take-off by establishing a ranch run by the military.

“It would significantly improve the security situation in the zone and encourage cooperation between pastoralists and the military.
“In the North West, the military should also be encouraged to create ranches in the Gidan Jaja Grazing Reserve (565,000 ha) for the same purpose of improving security and cooperation with pastoralists,” the Governor said.

Obaseki said violent extremism, recurrent herder-farmer conflicts, cattle rustling, armed banditry, violent cross-border crimes, insurgency, illegal migration and other forms of crimes have “threaten the fabric of our country. ”

According to him, national cohesion is seriously threatened by the conflict “as many farmers and pastoralists have lost their lives and property in several orgies of violence.

“As we gather here for this lecture, so many Nigerians are living in fear of attack or reprisal attacks due to the growing herders-farmers’ conflict,” he said.

http://www.signalng.com/ruga-will-not-happen-in-edo-state-sambisa-forest-a-better-option-obaseki/
Mynd44 lalasticlala

For the very first time I've heard a leader spoke with such bluntness & clarity. May God bless Mr. Godwin Obaseki.

Good. He even gave other options

Astark:
Edo state is Yoruba? I think you don't have sense. How is Edo Yoruba?

Imagine,

what are you talking sef sire.?

Edo state na Yoruba state oooo. Even the other day the letter written by alaafin to buhari , he named Edo state as Yoruba territory.

Please make your research well.....Edo na Yoruba get am.



See the letter of Alaafin to Buhari


"Titled, ‘Yoruba Question in Nigeria Conundrum,’ Alaafin wrote, “I have never been timid or failed in my total for the success of your istration. My confidence had always been based on Your Excellency’s ability, fitness and competence in leading the country to the Promised Land, where law and order will prevail, individual liberty is guaranteed and economic wellbeing of the citizens is assured.
“In recent time, however, I am worried about the security situation in the country, especially in the South-West geo-political zone, nay the entire Yoruba-speaking area of the country, including Kwara, Kogi and Edo states."





please argue with facts.

Ctorch:




Imagine,

what are you talking sef sire.?

Edo state na Yoruba state oooo. Even the other day the letter written by alaafin to buhari , he named Edo state as Yoruba territory.

Please make your research well.....Edo na Yoruba get am.



See the letter of Alaafin to Buhari


"Titled, ‘Yoruba Question in Nigeria Conundrum,’ Alaafin wrote, “I have never been timid or failed in my total for the success of your istration. My confidence had always been based on Your Excellency’s ability, fitness and competence in leading the country to the Promised Land, where law and order will prevail, individual liberty is guaranteed and economic wellbeing of the citizens is assured.
“In recent time, however, I am worried about the security situation in the country, especially in the South-West geo-political zone, nay the entire Yoruba-speaking area of the country, including Kwara, Kogi and Edo states."





please argue with facts.

he said "Yoruba speaking communities", don't we have Igbo speaking community in Benue, does that make the entire Benue state Igbo? No.

We even have Edo and ijaw speaking people in ondo, that doesn't make ondo ijaw or Edo land.

Yoruba is very different from Edo people, only uneducated youth will group them as one.

I love Obaseki straight forward approach. I am taking these statements as Gold from Obaseki. Very sacred.

Mumu empty political talk.... everyone.collectively rejected RUGA and it.was suspended, why is he just waking up a sleeping dog with.his comment


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iammo:




Mumu empty political talk.... everyone.collectively rejected RUGA and it.was suspended, why is he just waking up a sleeping dog with.his comment


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ruga suspended? If you believed that then you can believe everything, didn't you read the part he said the fg is still trying to force Edo into the ruga nonsense?..

My friend in south west told me some governors their have already giving land to ruga, they don't just want to anger the public

Astark:
ruga suspended? If you believed that then you can believe everything, didn't you read the part he said the fg is still trying to force Edo into the ruga nonsense?..

My friend in south west told me some governors their have already giving land to ruga, they don't just want to anger the public

Mere hearsay.... FG doesn't have land, only state does, and they already told FG at the meeting they had at the chambers of state, that they don't RUGA

Good of you sir, don't ever change your choice Let them go to Daura too

Sambisa Grazing Reserve?

Wickedness is in Obaseki's gene

Astark:
he said "Yoruba speaking communities", don't we have Igbo speaking community in Benue, does that make the entire Benue state Igbo? No.

We even have Edo and ijaw speaking people in ondo, that doesn't make ondo ijaw or Edo land.

Yoruba is very different from Edo people, only uneducated youth will group them as one.

Let's not deviate the beautiful thread because I have seen you don't want to see reasons.


Obaseki is right and shouldn't be distracted by godfather's

Pdp is on standby watching..

Well said sir

Wailer

That's what you say now

I love that

Obaseki, you carry wetin your fathers carry. You BAM. Oba say make I greet you

Like play like play RUGA go divide naija.


I sell phones and gadgets sha

hahahah very correct my governor ..... osho wont like this oo

My wake and see governor is smart.

If you want to own a land ,go and buy as an individual just like poultry and pig farmers do. Nobody is giving you free land,if you want free land,go to samibisia, if sambisia is not enough ,then use the entire north and keep the taxes and other benefits that come with it . its that simple.