The Abia State Commissioner for Lands and Housing, Mr. Chaka Chukwumerije has embarked on a public enlightenment and sensitization outreach to five Communities in Umuahia North Local Government Area prior to the Mass Housing Project groundbreaking ceremony of the Federal Housing Authority.
Speaking during the Public Enlightenment Outreaches at Attah Emede, Umuawa, (Opara na Nkaru), Umuawa Alaocha, Umuire and Umuda, Mr. Chukwumerije pointed out that the purpose of the Sensitization visit is to effectively communicate first hand, the impending project by the Federal Housing Authority, and to also re-assure the various communities that fair compensation will be paid to every individual, family or community whose land was acquired.
The Commissioner also used the opportunity to gather feedback from the community on concerns about the loss of their farmlands, and assured them that government’s development agenda is holistic.
He stressed that the present administration under Dr. Alex Otti has a human face, hence the ample consideration given to dialogue with the communities before embarking on the ground breaking.
Also in his speech, the Special Assistant to the Governor on Lands and Housing, Pastor Okorougo Aji, stated that the Housing project was for the best interest of all Abians and for the development of the State Capital, adding that the communities should embrace the project with two hands.
In their responses, the Traditional Ruler of Attah Emede Autonomous Community, Aljan Eze Okpokiri, his counterparts Eze Abel Ogbonna of Umuawa (Opara na Nkaru), Eze Godswill Asomugha of Umuawa Alaocha, Eze Daniel Ukaegbu of Isingwu Autonomous Community and the Traditional Prime Minister, Mr. Christopher Onwuegbu, appreciated the Governor for his developmental strides but appealed that the concerns of the people be taken into consideration.
They also appreciated the Commissioner and his team for meaningfully engaging the communities on the development.The Commissioner for Lands and Housing, Mr. Chaka Chukwumerije has embarked on a public enlightenment and sensitization outreach to five Communities in Umuahia North Local Government Area prior to the Mass Housing Project groundbreaking ceremony of the Federal Housing Authority.
Speaking during the Public Enlightenment Outreaches at Attah Emede, Umuawa, (Opara na Nkaru), Umuawa Alaocha, Umuire and Umuda, Mr. Chukwumerije pointed out that the purpose of the Sensitization visit is to effectively communicate first hand, the impending project by the Federal Housing Authority, and to also re-assure the various communities that fair compensation will be paid to every individual, family or community whose land was acquired.
The Commissioner also used the opportunity to gather feedback from the community on concerns about the loss of their farmlands, and assured them that government’s development agenda is holistic.
He stressed that the present administration under Dr. Alex Otti has a human face, hence the ample consideration given to dialogue with the communities before embarking on the ground breaking.
Also in his speech, the Special Assistant to the Governor on Lands and Housing, Pastor Okorougo Aji, stated that the Housing project was for the best interest of all Abians and for the development of the State Capital, adding that the communities should embrace the project with two hands.
In their responses, the Traditional Ruler of Attah Emede Autonomous Community, Aljan Eze Okpokiri, his counterparts Eze Abel Ogbonna of Umuawa (Opara na Nkaru), Eze Godswill Asomugha of Umuawa Alaocha, Eze Daniel Ukaegbu of Isingwu Autonomous Community and the Traditional Prime Minister, Mr. Christopher Onwuegbu, appreciated the Governor for his developmental strides but appealed that the concerns of the people be taken into consideration.
They also appreciated the Commissioner and his team for meaningfully engaging the communities on the development.
