I deserve Ruga, I’m a Miyetti Allah member - Melaye
- Senator Dino Melaye says he deserves a share of the Ruga settlement as he is now a member of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association
- Melaye said he is now qualified to join the cattle breeders association as he had received 104 cows from sympathizers after the death of his mum
- The lawmaker subsequently announced a N5million donation to the church where the funeral service took place
Senator Dino Melaye (PDP-Kogi West) has stated that he deserves a share of the Ruga settlement as he is now a member of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria.
Melaye made the comment during the funeral service of his mother in Aiyetoro-Gbedde, Ijumu local government area, Kogi state, The Cable reports.
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Legit.ng gathers that the lawmaker said he is now qualified to join the cattle breeders association as he had received 104 cows from sympathizers.
During the service which held at the Apostolic Church of Nigeria, Oke-Ayo Assembly, Melaye said: “My sincere appreciation goes to the good people of this country, including the chief of Army staff, and several others that have identified with me and my family.
“During this period, I have received 104 cows and I can say I’m now a member of Miyetti Allah, and will thereby ask President Buhari to make available to me a Ruga cattle settlement.”
Melaye subsequently announced a N5million donation to the church where the service took place; as well as another N1million donation by the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Ex Senate president Bukola Saraki, ex deputy Senate president Ike Ekweremadi, and former speakers of the House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole and Patricia Etteh, were among dignitaries present at the event.
Representatives were sent by President Muhammadu Buhari and the chief of Army staff, Tukur Buratai.
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Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that the chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, Nasarawa state chapter, Alhaji Mahammad Huseni, said governors refusing to approve land for the establishment of Ruga settlements proposed by the federal government were only encouraging crises.
Huseni stated this during an interview with journalists in Lafia, the capital of Nasarawa state.
The MACBAN leader argued that having the Ruga project across the 36 states of the federation would be a major way to end the incessant farmers/herders crises.
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