There is palpable anxiety among peasant farmers in Amechi-Uwani in the Enugu South local government area of Enugu State as former senate president Ken Nnamani has concluded plans to destroy crops on their farmland to create enough space to give his late wife, Jane a befitting burial. SaharaReporters reported earlier in May that Nnamani’s wife, Jane, died at the National Orthopaedic Hospital, Enugu, where she had gone for minor surgery which she did not survive.
Anxiety Among Farmers In Enugu Community As Former Nigerian Senate President, Nnamani Moves To Clear Their Farmland To Create Space For Wife’s FuneralHer burial has reportedly been fixed and preparations are in top gear to give the 60-year-old mother of four a befitting burial.
There is palpable anxiety among peasant farmers in Amechi-Uwani in the Enugu South local government area of Enugu State as former senate president Ken Nnamani has concluded plans to destroy crops on their farmland to create enough space to give his late wife, Jane a befitting burial.SaharaReporters reported earlier in May that Nnamani’s wife, Jane, died at the National Orthopaedic Hospital, Enugu, where she had gone for minor surgery which she did not survive.
"We have a primary school in Eke Otu area, why doesn't he go there to do the burial ceremony?" the farmer lamented."I borrowed money to plant yam tubers this year and if the farm is destroyed, what shall I do?" one of the peasant farmers lamented.Meanwhile, a popular politician in Amechi, known as Madu Arum, aka Mama, who said he was touched by the plight of the farmers, was said to have compensated 10 old women whose farms are located in the area with the sum of N20,000.
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