Anambra Vows To Recover Stolen Lands

The Anambra State Government intends to form a committee for the recovery of Government lands in the hands of individuals.

The decision was taken at the 25 Anambra State Executive Meeting, which heard reports of people “blatantly intruding on government lands and building on them without permission”.

“The council resolved to form a committee to reclaim these government lands in and around Anambra State, according to a statement signed by Dr. Law Mefor, the Commissioner of Information.

The Executive Council also decided to set up a task force on erosion, warning that erosion is an existential issue in Anambra State, and blamed it on the careless actions of communities and regulatory bodies that disregarded environmental regulations.

It said some residents direct stormwater from their homes onto the roads, where it accumulates in different ways and contributes to the erosion crisis currently affecting Anambra State.

An “enforcement to force people to build and manage storm waters from their houses and for communities to follow specific guidelines, like building erosion barriers and excavating sand only in locations that have been allowed” will be inaugurated, it said.

Among other issues, the Exco for the provision of water supply to the Ekwulobia Flyover Bridge Fountain and the ornamental garden; for landscaping the car park for the Trauma Centre at Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital (COOUTH), Amaku, Awka; installation of a 3-way traffic light, including pedestrian lights, at the Ifite-Amenyi intersection within Awka metropolis; installation of two 10 kVA inverters with 15 kW lithium batteries at the Anambra State Civil Service Commission Building in Awka, and for the supply and installation of transformer substations at two locations (Nnewi & Umueze-Anam communities.