Anambra State House of Assembly Committee on Public Petitions and Conflict Resolutions has urged all the parties involved in a land dispute between Nnamdi Azikiwe University and Amaudo community to maintain peace pending the conclusion of the matter by the Committee.
The Committee made the call during their meeting with all the parties involved in the matter at Legislative Complex, Awka.
Amaudo Committee recently petitioned Anambra State House of Assembly complaining that Nnamdi Azikiwe University site extension at Amaudo Awka was not properly acquired by the school.
At a meeting of the House Committee on Public Petitions and Conflict Resolutions with all the parties concerned, the Chairman of Amaudo village, Chief Timothy Muotoh alleged that the area in dispute was not part of the areas given to the University by Awka community and that the university has not shown them evidence that the land was rightly acquired.
On his part, Professor Nnama Umenweke who represented the university in the meeting, explained that the area was given to them by Anambra State Government under the regime of Mr. Rufai Garuba with Certificate of Occupancy, when they needed the area to make up the size of land required for the establishment of the Federal University.
On his part, the Commissioner for Lands, Anambra State, Professor Ofornze Amaucheazi said the records they have showed the land was properly acquired and urged community leaders to stop their youths from chasing investors out of Anambra State over unnecessary demands, which he said is not in line with the vision of Governor Chukwuma Soludo to turn the state into a livable, prosperous homeland.
In his speech, the Chairman of Anambra State House of Assembly Committee on Public Petitions and Conflict Resolutions, Sir. Emeka Aforka charged all the parties involved in the matter to furnish them with all the necessary documents that will enable them do justice to the case, assuring that the Committee will sue for peaceful coexistence between the parties.
Later, the Committee, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Lands, Mr. Edwin Ejike, Amaudo and the University representatives visited the area in dispute where they committed to peaceful resolution of the matter
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