Mr. Kayode Fayemi, the Ekiti state governor has declared that Ruga settlement cannot take place in Ekiti so long as he still remains the governor of the state.
The governor disclosed this in reaction to a federal government plan to take over lands from 36 states of the federation to establish Ruga settlements for Funali herdsmen.
Fayemi made his position known during the weekend when he paid a condolence visit to the family to Mr. Emmanuel Ilori, a 65 years old hunter who was alleged to have been killed by suspected Fulanis at Orin-Ekiti.
The governor said the state land is not enough for the indigenes let alone foreigners coming to take over the land.
He warned that foreigners who wish to do business in the state must be law-abiding, and respect the culture of the people.
“Nobody is coming to take our land in Ekiti. The governor of Ekiti state has the power over the land of Ekiti and it is the person that the governor gives land in Ekiti that can use the land of Ekiti.
There are statements that some people are coming to take over lands in Ekiti, that will not happen, except I am no longer the governor of Ekiti state and there is nobody that can be governor in Ekiti that will cede Ekiti land to outsiders because our land is not even enough for us.
Adequate security of our people is what concerns me most in Ekiti and Nigeria and I want our people to ignore the lies and falsehood some individuals are spreading around.
There is nobody that will be governor in Ekiti that will allow outsiders to take over our communities from the people here or say that people coming from elsewhere should come and take over Ekiti land.” he said
The governor disclosed this in reaction to a federal government plan to take over lands from 36 states of the federation to establish Ruga settlements for Funali herdsmen.
Fayemi made his position known during the weekend when he paid a condolence visit to the family to Mr. Emmanuel Ilori, a 65 years old hunter who was alleged to have been killed by suspected Fulanis at Orin-Ekiti.
The governor said the state land is not enough for the indigenes let alone foreigners coming to take over the land.
He warned that foreigners who wish to do business in the state must be law-abiding, and respect the culture of the people.
“Nobody is coming to take our land in Ekiti. The governor of Ekiti state has the power over the land of Ekiti and it is the person that the governor gives land in Ekiti that can use the land of Ekiti.
There are statements that some people are coming to take over lands in Ekiti, that will not happen, except I am no longer the governor of Ekiti state and there is nobody that can be governor in Ekiti that will cede Ekiti land to outsiders because our land is not even enough for us.
Adequate security of our people is what concerns me most in Ekiti and Nigeria and I want our people to ignore the lies and falsehood some individuals are spreading around.
There is nobody that will be governor in Ekiti that will allow outsiders to take over our communities from the people here or say that people coming from elsewhere should come and take over Ekiti land.” he said