Rivers State Government has stated that it will not
participate in the planned settlements for herdsmen.
In a statement released and signed by the Permanent
Secretary, Ministry of Information, Paulinus Nsiri, the government said the
state has no land for the implementation of such a policy. It noted that in his
second term as Governor, Nyesom Wike has prioritised commercial agriculture,
hence all available arable land in the state would be needed to drive
commercial agriculture across the state to create employment for Rivers youths.
The State Government emphasised that it has not given any
approval for the siting of Ruga settlements anywhere in Rivers State and no
such approval will ever come from the Rivers State Government.
The statement reiterated that the Governor would continue to
defend the interest of Rivers people, who have overwhelmingly rejected Cattle
Colonies, Ruga Settlements and any such policy.
“Rivers indigenes are hereby advised to join the State
Government to protect all arable lands by reporting any form of encroachment
under whatever guise”, the statement added.
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