Author: Dr. Aliyu Tilde

The Ruga controversy reminded me of Pastoral Development Project (PDP, incidentally) of the defunct Petroleum (Special) Trust Fund (PTF). Between 1996 and 1997 the PTF conceived the idea of rehabilitating our grazing reserves and livestock routes. It employed consultants to do the survey of the existing routes and bills were prepared for the execution of the contracts. Below is for example, the stock routes billed for rehabilitation. ___________________________ PRIORITISED STOCK ROUTES FOR REHABILITATION Wase  – Makurdi 210.2km Potiskum – Bauchi 220.2km Bauchi – Lere 110.0km Lere – Wase 100.4km Bauchi – Bukuru 130.7km Bukuru – Wamba 110.2km Wamba – Lafia…