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IMO GOVT PAYS COMPENSATION TO LAND OWNERS
Posted: 08-Mar-2010 [13:05:02]
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Imo Govt pays compensation to land owners
Imo state ministry of Lands and Survey has completed the payment of the remaining monetary compensation to families of Emeana and Opara, and the people of Umuakali Nnaze as part of the requirements for developing the many hectares of land taken away from them, for the construction of Otamiri South extension Housing Estate.

Speaking on behalf of Hon. Commissioner for Lands Chief Levi Oguike, the Perm. Sec. of the ministry of lands Mr. Keke Chima said that the exercise was the concluding part of the payments already made by the State Government to the people of Nnaze.

In a summary the sum of One million Eight hundred and Eleven Thousand, Four hundred and Fifty Five thousand Naira (N1, 811,455) was received by Mr. M.O. Nnaji, the attorney Umuakali Nnaze on behalf of his clients; whereas Mr. Ohiri, the attorney of Emeana and Opara Families received the sum of Three Hundred and Four Thousand, Six Hundred Naira only on behalf of each of the above mentioned families.

The permanent secretary, Mr. Keke Chima who stated that the money paid for the unexpired economic crops on the land taken over by the government should allocate compensatory plots of land to them in the estate.

According to them, the amount of money paid to them as compensation is a token of recognition that they are natural owners of the land.

One of the elders who spoke at the occasion noted that their children and great grand children would not have a place to farm or build house.

They therefore called on the government of Chief Ikedi Ohakim to please grant them compensatory plots in the Otamiri estate.
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