Ohaneze Ndigbo, apex Igbo
socio-cultural organisation, has commended the federal government for suspending
the proposed Ruga settlements in the country.
The federal government had
suspended the initiative following public outcry against it.
In a statement by Nnia Nwodo,
president-general of Ohaneze , the organisation said it is heartwarming that
the Buhari administration finally deferred to the opinion of others on public
issues.
The organisation expressed
worries about the lingering crisis between farmers and herders, urging the
federal government to deport illegal immigrants to avert “further infiltration”.
“It is heartwarming to observe
that for the first time the current leadership at the federal level has
deferred to people’s opinion on public issues,” the statement read.
“Ohanaeze Ndigbo is as worried
about the restoration of peace between farmers and herders in the country as
the Federal Government and believes that the ultimate solution to it is to
embrace ranching.
“Government should carry out an
audit of foreigners in the country and ascertain those with genuine entry
papers, deport those illegally in the country as well as ensure that the
nation’s borders are properly manned to avert further massive infiltration.
“As a process towards healing,
the present wounds and uniting the country, adequate compensation should be
paid to relations of victims of the unwarranted killings in the country in
recent times.”
Ohanaeze also urged the federal
government to take immediate measures to disarm “AK-47-wielding herders”,
adding that “issues surrounding the suspended RUGA scheme indicate the importance
of consulting the people before taking certain decisions that will affect
them.”
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