Women of Umuejechi Nekede in Imo State are peacefully protesting over “the forceful takeover of their ancestral land by the Imo State Government” “despite subsisting court judgments in their favour”.
The aggrieved women who were clad in black and chanting songs of sorrow displayed placards that read; “Governor Uzodimma, we also have property rights; we can’t be slaves in our home. Governor Uzodimma, please leave our land for us. This is the only land left for us and our children”.
While speaking to newsmen at the scene of the protest, the Assistant Woman Leader, Ndom Umuejechi, Dr. Mrs. Regina Emereonye, warned that anarchy would sadly take over, if and wherever the rule of law is jettisoned.
In her words, she said: “We are a very peaceful community, but our peaceful stance to life and living should not be taken for granted by anybody.
“Anarchy, which blows no one any good, ultimately creeps in, anytime and wherever the rule of law is forced to take a flight in any place.
“The land in dispute is our ancestral land. It was leased to the defunct Eastern Region Government before the civil war, for agricultural purposes.
“Since the State Zoological Garden and Wildlife Park, which used to be a money-spinning center is moribund, the land ought to revert to the original land owners, in full compliance with the subsisting court judgments.”
Meanwhile, the community has, through their counsel, Mr. U. B. O. Obinna, sent a letter to Governor Hope Uzodimma, on the continuous trespass into harboring the defunct Agriculture Development Corporation.
Source: Vanguard
