The suspicions, interpretations and sentiments the proposed programme generated led to its suspension in all the 36 states of the federation by the Federal Government.
The governor inaugurated the first phase of 25 housing units out of the projected 200, situated on 4,413 hectares of land at Dansoshiya Forest in Kiru council area of the state.
Although the central government had insisted that the RUGA policy was consistent with the National Livestock Transformation Plan , it was, however, obvious that several state governments were opposed to the scheme. Some of the opponents insisted that embracing RUGA meant identifying with kidnappers and cattle rustlers.
Ganduje, who described open grazing as unproductive, claimed that the unconventional livestock breeding in place was responsible for the over-dependence on milk importation in spite of the country’s potential to meet local demand.
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