2019 July 04 | New Nigerian Politics

RUGA: Okogie says Nigeria is now face-to-face with the truth

Posted by admin Headlines Thursday, July 4th, 2019

By Sam Eyoboka OLLOWING President Muhammadu Buhari’s suspension of the controversial RUGA Settlement project across the country, the Catholic Archbishop Emeritus of Lagos, His Eminence, Anthony Cardinal Olubunmi Okogie in a statement titled: “Face-to-face with truth”, described the presidential act as an act of injustice, stressing it amounted to the height of duplicity for the […]

How Buhari ordered suspension of Ruga programme

Posted by admin Headlines Thursday, July 4th, 2019

By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief ABUJA – President Muhammadu Buhari suspended the controversial “Ruga” programme in anger, saying that its implementation is at variance with the National Livestock Transformation Plan, NLTP, developed by the National Economic Council and approved by the Federal Government. Insider sources explained that the President, on hearing about the Ruga […]

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