Anambra State House of Assembly Committee on Public Petitions has called on Ezinano area, Awka, to maintain peace over their parcel of Land at New Town Layout, pending the resolution of the committee on the matter.
Chairman of the committee, Honorable Emeka Aforka, made the call during their meeting with the Community and Ministry of Lands held5 at the Legislative Complex.
He promised that the committee will do all it can to resolve the land dispute between the Ministry of Lands and Ezi na ano.
The legislator asked the Ministry of Lands and the people of Ezi na ano area to furnish his committee with all the necessary documents to enable them do thorough and satisfactory job.
In his submission, Counsel to the petitioners, Mr. Emeka Agbapuonwu, told the Committee that the parcels of Land at the layout being sold to developers were not part of the lands acquired by successive administrations and should be returned to the original owners.
Responding, the Commissioner for Lands, Mr. Bonaventure Enemali, explained that government acquired all the Lands in the area legally and paid due compensation, but revoked those ones not developed by owners after many years.
Mr. Enemali also urged the Anambra State House of Assembly to take decisive actions on the indigenes of Awka, Onitsha and Nnewi who harass people from taking possession of their lands, duly allocated to them by Anambra state government, even after the lands have been acquired legally and proper compensations paid.
