Niger Delta activist and President of Federated Niger Delta Ijaw Communities (FNDIC), Dr. Bello Oboko, on Friday dismissed the alleged claims by Itsekiri leader, Pa J.O.S Ayomike that land for the Deep Seaport project was yet to be acquired.
Oboko said that land for Deep Seaport project, a component of the multibillion dollars EPZ project has been acquired by the administration of immediate past governor of the state.
He asserted that by land acquisition document duly signed by former Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan, on November 11, 2013, “not less than 335,554 hectares of Kpokpo/Okpeleama land” was acquired for the purpose of the Deep Sea Port of the EPZ project in Warri South-West LGA of the State.
According to Oboko, former governor of the state, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan is in a better position to share absolute truths on land acquisitions for the Export Processing Zone (EPZ) project located in Warri South-West Local Government Area of the State.
The Niger Delta activist however said that Pa Ayomike and other respected Itsekiri leaders may not be aware that apart from land acquisitions in the Ugborodo area, there were other land acquisitions such as the acquisition of Kpokpo/Okpeleama land specifically for the proposed Deep Sea Port.
He therefore appealed to the Delta State Government to kindly ensure that dwellers of Okpeleama like dwellers of other lands acquired for the EPZ project, are made to enjoy proceeds of the EPZ project in keeping with the biblical injunction in Psalm 37:3, namely “dwell in the land, and verily thou shall be fed”.
It could be recalled that respected Itsekiri opinion leader Pa J. O. S Ayomike, was in recent newspaper report (Vanguard, Monday, 17 August, 2015 and Nation of 21 August 2015,) quoted to have said; “land is yet to be acquired” for the Deep Sea Port of the $16billion EPZ project.
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