Ruga settlement suspension, a deception – Ujege, Benue group leader Ruga
Chief Edward Ujege is the president-general of the three socio-cultural groups in Benue State, Mdzough U Tiv, Ochetoha K Idoma and Om’Ngede. He speaks with John Charles on the suspended Ruga settlement and the Tiv/Jukun crisisis your reaction to the decision of the Federal Government to suspend the Ruga settlement project after much criticism?
As part of our demands in the case already in court, we raised the issue that there is no single project of Federal Government in Benue State in the past four years. The only major project is the Ruga settlement they wanted to do. All our roads are bad; they cannot maintain them. Last Monday, many people were killed on Otukpo/Aliade/Makurdi Road. This is because of poor condition of the road. No dam; electricity is not there.
Are you saying because you are born in a place, you can take my land? Can you go to my village, Ugaavan, and claim any land because you are a citizen? It is not done. People own land either by inheritance or through application to the state government. We are not sending anybody away from Benue. As a citizen, we accept you; but you must abide by the laws of acquiring land.
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