Members of the Ijaw Caucus in the 10th House of Representatives have solicited the federal government's intervention over the alleged hijack of
Members of the Ijaw Caucus in the 10th House of Representatives have solicited the federal government’s intervention over the alleged hijack of oil-producing ancestral lands in Akwa Ibom State.
The lawmakers said the development followed a local government re-mapping, conducted in the state recently, which they claimed was “against all regulations and requirements” and an attempt to take the land belonging to the Ijaw nation”. He said: “This briefing is centred on the alleged re-mapping of Local Government Areas in Akwa Ibom State.
“Probably our thinking is that with the passage of the Petroleum Industry Act, persons who do have any bearing with the oil exploration within the State, want to seize part of the land so that it would qualify them as host communities.
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