Despite the announcement by the Buhari led federal government that the Rural Grazing Areas, RUGA has been suspended, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Fani Kayode who has been consistent with his criticism of president Buhari is not comfortable with the obvious silence of their presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar.
The former Minister of Aviation took to his official twitter handle to call out the former Vice President and asked him his position on the RUGA settlement programme and the threat by Nothern Youths Coalition.
In the tweet, Fani Kayode said;
“I have 3 questions for Atiku, the man who I believe won the 2019 presidential election.
1. What is your position on RUGA?
2. Why have you not said one word about it?
3. What is your position on the threat and 30-day ultimatum made by Arewa youths against southerners?”
I have 3 questions for @atiku, the man who I believe won the 2019 presidential election.
1. What is your position on RUGA?
2. Why have you not said one word about it?
3. What is your position on the threat and 30-day ultimatum made by Arewa youths against southerners?
— Femi Fani-Kayode (@realFFK) July 5, 2019
These questions were swiftly responded to by Alhaji Atiku Abubakar who said he is in agreement with the position of his party on the Ruga settlement programme.
“My position on Ruga is the same as articulated by the Governors elected under the banner of my party, the PDP. My position has been well iterated by our Governors & the PDP is one.
On the threat by the Nothern group, Atiku said; “I will not dignify that threat with a response. There is no North or South. There is just Nigeria.”
My position on Ruga is the same as articulated by the Governors elected under the banner of my party, the PDP. My position has been well iterated by our Governors & the PDP is one. I will not dignify that threat with a response. There is no North or South. There is just Nigeria.
— Atiku Abubakar (@atiku) July 5, 2019
His response however, didn’t go down well with Mr. Kayode who quickly reminded their presidential candidate that the party, PDP, don’t have a clear position on the issue as some governors under the party is in tandem with the Ruga scheme.
Fani’s reaction;
“Thanks for ur prompt response to my question.The problem is that there is a division of opinion on regional lines within the PDP Governors on this. Some northern PDP Governors like Mohammed and Tambuwal are for it whilst ALL Middle Belt and southern PDP Governors are against it.”
Thanks for ur prompt response to my question.The problem is that there is a division of opinion on regional lines within the PDP Governors on this. Some northern PDP Governors like Mohammed and Tambuwal are for it whilst ALL Middle Belt and southern PDP Governors are against it. https://t.co/xtC1KS9EnN
— Femi Fani-Kayode (@realFFK) July 5, 2019
