Christian Association of Nigeria,
CAN, has cautioned Christians in the country, especially those in the Southern
part of the country to remain vigilant even with the suspension of the
controversial RUGA settlement for Fulani herdsmen.
The secretary of CAN in the 17
Southern States, Dr Joseph Ajujungwa gave the warning in a statement he made
available on Wednesday.
Ajujungwa, who said the
suspension of the programme by President Muhammadu Buhari may not be its end,
said there was every indication “though it is claimed that it has been
suspended, the underground work is still going on.”
He called on “every Southerner
and Christians all over the country to be watchful”, stressing that, “even as
we pray, we don’t need to keep quiet; they are experts in underground work.”
He added that, “We do not have
land to give to anybody as a grazing field or colony and we call on the South
East governors to maintain their stand that they do not have such a place. Do
you know what it means to give 10 hectares of land to herdsmen? We say no to
that.
“As CAN, we will preach it from
our pulpit, every Imam should peach from the mosque and the traditionalists
should stand against it; nobody should relent; no land should be given; any
traditional ruler that does that should be dethroned.
“In the North, we have the
largest hectares of land, very vast that nobody is occupying. Why are they not
building the ranches, Ruga of whatever there? They can come here, take grass
and go, and we buy cow in exchange, just like the governors said. We do not
have such mass land required.”
“We are also calling on the
Federal Government to be mindful of what they are doing because cattle rearing
is a private farming business. Why should the government support individual
cattle farmers against other farmers?” On the threat and ultimatum issued by a
coalition of Northern Youths, Ajujungwa said “they should understand that
nobody has the monopoly of violence.
As they are planning to attack,
others are planning to defend themselves and we cannot run away.
“CAN is calling on all
Christians, all law-abiding citizens of Southern Nigeria to please watch and
pray. Watch means that you must open your eyes to see what is going on and
therefore pray; do not relent.
“Anybody that is coming to buy
land now, in the name of business, factory, and what have you, let us be
cautious in dealing with the person because their plot is to turn such into
colony”, the statement reads.
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