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There were protests on Saturday at Umuezenta, Umuomaunta Mbawsi Nsulu, by people who identified themselves as landowners from the eight communities where the Abia State government has proposed to build an airport.


The protesters, comprised of youths and elderly persons, said they opposed the state government using their ancestral lands for the airport project.

According to them, the proposed project will lead to the destruction of their farmlands, adding that successive administrations in the state treated them unfairly.

Speaking during the protest, the village head of Umuezenta, Mr Ukaumunna Echezolam, said that the Abia State government did not meet the right persons before taking the decision to site the airport on their land.

He said that the project, if built, would make his people lose their lands, which are their sources of livelihood.

According to him, youths whose fathers are still alive cannot decide for their communities, adding that his people still lack basic amenities.


On whether the community will reverse its decision if the right persons from the community are met by the Abia State government concerning the airport project, Echezolam reiterated that there will be no compromise.

Echezolam also stated that Nsulu communities had in the past given lands to the Abia State Government, citing the Nsulu Games Village and Ntigha Inland Dry Port (IDP) project in Isiala-Ngwa North Local Government Area, among others, which took a large chunk of their lands.

The Abia State government has yet to react to the protest as of the time of the report.

FreeStuffsNG:
On whether the community will reverse its decision if the right persons from the community are met by the Abia State government concerning the airport project, Echezolam reiterated that there will be no compromise.

Abia State Government should please respect the wishes of these people. There may be other communities that may be interested in having the proposed airport located on their own ancestral lands.
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yarimo:
Op the people in the picture are looking very poor and everyone in Abia state is either a millionaire or billionaire na 🤣🤣

paramakina202:
These are villagers who are mainly farmers.Btw they are looking very healthy.Show us villagers from your region.

yarimo:
are the villagers not indigene of abia state

paramakina202:
So what?

yarimo:
you didn't answer my simple question na and you must answer you like it or not

paramakina202:
What is your question?

yarimo:
are the villagers not indigene of abia state

FreeStuffsNG:
Speaking during the protest, the village head of Umuezenta, Mr Ukaumunna Echezolam, said that the Abia State government did not meet the right persons before taking the decision to site the airport on their land.

He said that the project, if built, would make his people lose their lands, which are their sources of livelihood.
https://dailypost.ng/2024/12/01/abia-communities-protest-over-proposed-airport-site/

CJStarz:
Says one who hasn't travelled beyond his community

CJStarz:
Talk true.... U don see the Niger Bridge before? Ok, dat one far, U don travel pass Ore?
U don enter Luxurious Bus before?
U don see airport?
U don board plane?

Ok
U don chop?
Talk true make I know how to help you.

omotola90:
hi, is the bolded truly needed?

Wealthoptulent:
umna prefer land to farm against invention and revenue? coming from state with 0 or no contribution to National Qouta

PulaPower:
On whether the community will reverse its decision if the right persons from the community are met by the Abia State government concerning the airport project, Echezolam reiterated that there will be no compromise.

Nah money dem want..

FreeStuffsNG:
On whether the community will reverse its decision if the right persons from the community are met by the Abia State government concerning the airport project, Echezolam reiterated that there will be no compromise.

Abia State Government should please respect the wishes of these people. There may be other communities that may be interested in having the proposed airport located on their own ancestral lands.
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paramakina202:
These are villagers who are mainly farmers.Btw they are looking very healthy.Show us villagers from your region.

paramakina202:
These are villagers who are mainly farmers.Btw they are looking very healthy.Show us villagers from your region.

FreeStuffsNG:
On whether the community will reverse its decision if the right persons from the community are met by the Abia State government concerning the airport project, Echezolam reiterated that there will be no compromise.

Abia State Government should please respect the wishes of these people. There may be other communities that may be interested in having the proposed airport located on their own ancestral lands.
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Asquare84:
The villagers are primitive, they are not even reasoning the fact that the airport will bring developments to the area, rather they are thinking of their subsistence farming that they have been farming for years. This same set of people are they one complaining that Government have not site any developmental project in their domain.