Nothing Will Change Our Mind On RUGA- South South Governors

– Cross River Government said that there was no way external interference can influence the policies of the state government. We do not have plans for Ruga here

– We are governed by the interests of the people of the state. Our policies in Cross River are never influenced by external influence or pressure

– Governor Okowa said, “We have made our position known on Ruga and we stand by it. We do not have land for it or cattle colony

The Delta, Cross River and Rivers states Governors have said that no amount of threats by Miyetti Allah would make them change their positions on Ruga.

The Chief Press Secretary to Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State, Mr Christian Ita, said that no external interference could influence the state government’s policy on Ruga.

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He said, “There is no way external interference can influence the policies of the state government. We do not have plans for Ruga here.

“We are governed by the interests of the people of the state. Our policies in Cross River are never influenced by external influence or pressure.”

Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State, who made this known through his Commissioner for Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu, also said the state did not have land for Ruga settlement.

He said, “We have made our position known on Ruga and we stand by it. We do not have land for it or cattle colony and you are aware that part of our land is covered by water, so where are we going to get the land? You cannot give what you do not have.”

In Rivers State, a top official in one of the ministries, said that the state had not changed its stance on Ruga.

The state government in a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Information, Paulinus Nsirim, in July said Rivers had no land for the implementation of such a policy.

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It noted that the state governor, Nyesom Wike, had prioritised commercial agriculture, hence all available arable land in the state would be needed to achieve food production and employment for Rivers youth.

The top official said: “We have made our stand known on this matter. If there is a change of position on Ruga, you will know. The Rivers State Government has not changed its position.”