23 Communities Protest Government's Land Acquisition for Smart City Project

Date: 2024-05-28

According to a news report from The Nation, 23 communities in Akanbi Wards 1 and 2 in Ilorin South Local Government Area of Kwara State have protested against the planned revocation and acquisition of their ancestral lands by the government for its proposed Smart City project.

The communities claim that the government has not yet met with them to discuss and consider their recommendations. They have urged Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq to halt the project until their demands and suggestions are heard.

In response to reports by the state Geographic Information Service (GIS) titled "Ilorin Smart City: Kwara engages communities ahead of ground breaking," the Chairman and Secretary of the communities, Azeez Omoloa and Wasiu Saka, stated that "the report is a clear attempt to conceal the truth and permanently silence us."

“The villages are worried and dissatisfied with how the government is handling the planned revocation/acquisition of our central lands for the smart city project without considering our rights as indigenes of the areas.

“It is an established fact that we have rejected the government's plan to forcefully take over the only available lands that we use for agriculture and food processing to earn a living.

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Elerin Of Adanla Irese     Moses Afolayan     Razaq Ayobami Akanbi     Quarry Royal Valley     GGDSS Pakata     Ahmed Ayinla Jimoh     Oko Erin     AbdulRazaq Abubakar Jiddah     Wahab Issa     NSCIA     Jani Ibrahim     Erubu     Ayodele Olaosebikan     Bayer Nigeria Limited     Nigeria Customs Service     Sola Saraki University     Haruna Tambiri Mohammed     Lithium     Ajibola Ademola Julius     Galadima     Ibrahim Oniye     Yemi Sanni     Kola Adesina     Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission     Mansur Alfanla     Radio SBS     Ilorin Anchor Men And Women     Olaiya Zuberu     Moshood Bakare     Lai Mohammed     SUBEB     Surajudeen Akanbi     James Kolo     Solomon Edoja     Sheriff Shagaya     Kwara TV     Vasolar Consortium     Yusuf AbdulRasheed     Saka Saadu     Saliu Alamoyo     Ilorin Metro Park     Yaman     Pacify Labs     Abdulmumini Sanni Jawondo     Abdulrazaq Solihudeen     Yusuf Arowosaye     Ilorin Likeminds Foundation     Dogara     GANZY     Adamu Atta     IYA YUSUF     Coalition Of Kwara North Groups     Adebayo Salami     Mopelola Abdulmaliq-Bashir     Okeose Christian Cementary     Gbenga Adebayo     Idowu Laro     Is\'haq Modibbo Kawu     Bashir Badawi     Oniye     Sherif Sagaya     Dauda Adeniran Adeshola     IEDPU     Kamaldeen Gambari     Taofeek Ibraheem     Lanre Aremu     Umar Saro     Doyin Group     Lawal Jimoh     Bashir Adigun     Salake     Mohammed Halidu     Risikat Lawal     Abdulhakeem Adelaja Amao     Face Masks     Voices Of Tomorrow     Okanlawon Musa    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Muhammadu Buhari     Local Government Pension Board     Surajudeen Akanbi     Mahe Abdulkadir     Abubakar Atiku     Abdulhakeem Adelaja Amao     Sa\'adu Gambari     Shao     George Funsho Adebayo     Bukola Ajikobi     Kwara State Government     Balikis Jawondo     Bilikis Oladimeji     Olatunde Michaels     Ilofa     Yusuf Aiyedun     Kayode Laro     Oke-Ogun     Dan Iya     Monthly Sanitation Exercise     Raliat Elelu-Habeeb     Ileloke     Magaji Nda     Yusuf Olaolu Ali     Mohammed Haruna     Gbugbu     Ayobami Akanbi     Rotimi Atere     Bibire Ajape     Ope Saraki     Ilesha-Gwanara     Siddiq Adebayo Idowu Salawu     Salihu Yahaya     Lukman Oyebanji Fagbemi     Alabi Lawal     Dunmade     Adolescent Girls Initiative For Learning And Empowerment     Oyeyemi Olasumbo Florence     Kamaldeen Kehinde     Oasis Muslim Care Foundation     Olaiya Zuberu     KW-GIS     Raji AbdulRasaq     Bolaji Aladie     Habeeb Abdullahi Al-Ilory     Umar Ahmed Gunu     Otunba Taiwo Joseph     Mohammed Tunde-Jimoh     JMK Construction Company Limited     Ilorin International Airport     Muhammed Akanbi     Kwara 2019     Salihu Jibril Garbi     Ibrahim Jawondo     Muideen Olaniyi Alalade     Ilorin Likeminds Foundation     National Association Of Nigerian Students     Kunle Suleiman     Jumoke Monsura Gafar     Kayode Ishola     Ahmed Saidu Rufai     Dogara     Oyin-Zubair     AbdulFatai Adeniyi Dan-Kazeem     Umar Yakubu Jaja     3MTT     Abdullah Janet Amudat     Abdulkadir Bolakale Sakariyah     Lanre Issa Onilu     Aliyu Adebayo     IHS     Saeedat Aliyu     Sabo-Oke     Olatinwo     Peter Obi     Ahmed Shuaib Buranga     Mazars Consulting