The Board of Trustees (BoT) chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Walid Jibrin, has said that he is in support of President Muhammadu Buhari-led government Rural Grazing Areas (RUGA) programme and advised the Southeast, South west, and other parts of the country to support it.
“I am not in APC. I am a PDP chieftain. But when we talk of development and security, we should leave anything about politics, religion and tribe.
“Whoever is ruling in Nigeria, if he brings any programme that will do away with insecurity, killings and will take care of the welfare of the people, I will go by that. My politics is not do or die and I play politics without bitterness.”
Senator Jibrin, who spoke to newsmen at his Nasarawa country home today, August 13, insisted that the programme would promote peace and security in the country.
“Apart from that, it will also tackle incessant farmers/herdsmen conflicts as well as boost food security in the country.
“About 12 states in the North have already embraced it and have already started the project including Nasarawa state.
“So, I am calling on the southerners, the Igbos, the Yorubas, among others, to embrace it, even though the project is not compulsory.”
He commended the Buhari’s government on behalf of his fellow Fulani for introducing the RUGA project, saying: “I and our tribe (Fulani) have embraced the programme. RUGA project includes the provision of hospitals, schools, water supply and electricity, among other facilities.”
Senator Jibrin is the Sarkin (leader of) Fulani in Nasarawa state.
