Two community leaders in Akama-Oghe, Ezeagu local government area of Enugu state, Chiefs Christian Akpata and Celestine Ukwani are currently up in arms over sale of land in the community.
Akpata in a letter to Enugu State Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi protested that the land in dispute was already a matter before an Enugu state High court, pointing out that the buyers were tricked into the acquisition.
Akpata further alleged that the communal land had been cleverly tampered with by unauthorized persons, who noted do not represent the common interest of the community.
He stated that he had since instituted an action against the gladiators at the state High court in Suit No. A/10/2017 which he said is currently pending and a motion for interlocutory injunction had been slated for hearing on September 26 2017.
Akpata through his counsel, Alex Amujiorgu said “We have been constrained to bring the above hard facts to your notice to be wary of the gimmick of these cabals who falsely represented themselves as acting for Akama Oghe community. In hammering the point home, the people whom your government is dealing with, to part away with the communal lands of Akama Oghe do not have any iota of locus standi to meddle into the said land and no money should be released to them whether in person or by proxy.
“Further take note that in the unlikely event that you fail to neglect and /or refuse to hearken to the above advice, be sure that as day follows night, that the only interest you have purchased in any portion of Akama Oghe communal land is a bag full of litigations,” Akpata petitioned.
He said that as a reputable High Chief of Ezeagu who possesses an irrevocable power of Attorney, his concern was for the future generation of his community who he said have no other land for residence except for the place now being sold out.
He also lamented that the hectares of land which his community donated to the old Eastern Nigeria government for Cashew plantation had since been abandoned with no royalty accruable to Akama Oghe and wondered why some persons were bent on mortgaging the future of the community.
However, Chief Ukwuani, the President General of the community in his reaction reaction on the crisis had said there was no problem in his community, noting that in the instead it was only Chief Christian Akpata that is orchestrating problem in the community because he was not included in the land committee.
Ukwani added that the land in question was requested for by the Enugu state government, adding that it involves three communities of Eke, Ogwuofia-Owa and Akama-Oghe.
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