Don’t use our farmland to build housing estate – Abia community women beg Gov Otti 

The women of Umuariaga assemblage successful Ikwuano section authorities country of Abia State person alleged that the State authorities is readying to usage their workplace onshore for a astute metropolis lodging estate, without their cognition and consent.

The women, who came to the Abia State Government House, Umuahia, successful protest, said that the projected instrumentality implicit of their onshore would origin hunger successful their families arsenic determination would beryllium nary spot for them to cultivate their crops.

The person of the protesters, Mrs Glory Orji, who spoke connected behalf of others, alleged that immoderate individuals who claimed to beryllium agents of Abia State authorities person been  telling  Umuariaga radical that the flat  lands successful the assemblage person been earmarked for a projected authorities lodging estate.

She lamented that the quality astir the unauthorized takeover of the lands had created hostility successful the full Umuariaga community.

The women, who demanded  clarification from the Abia  State authorities connected the project, said it would douse the hostility successful their villages.

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