Nigeria, Feb. 24 -- The governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong, has explained why he rejected the Rural Grazing Area Programme, popularly referred to as RUGA, for Plateau State.

Mr Lalong gave the explanation on Tuesday when he appeared on a Channels TV programme, Sunrise Daily.

He said the RUGA initiative was a strange concept that came after the National Economic Council had adopted the National Livestock Transformation Programme (NLTP).

The governor said the council, headed by the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, and which members include state governors, saw NLTP as a comprehensive approach to tackling the cattle herder-farmers conflict and associated challenges in Nigeria.

Mr Lalong said on the other hand, RUGA, which was also pro...