Nyesom Wike Revokes Land Allocated to Senator Lee Maeba for Supporting Atiku
- Senator Lee Maeba has lost the land allocated to him at the Golf Course axis of old Government Reserved Area in Port Harcourt.
- The PDP chieftain is paying the price for his open support for the party's presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar
- Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike and Atiku have been at loggerheads since the latter emerged as the PDP presidential candidate
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Port Harcourt - The Rivers state government has revoked the Certificate of Occupancy of land allocated to Senator Lee Maeba at the Golf Course axis of old Government Reserved Area in Port Harcourt.
Senator Maeba, a staunch supporter of the People’s Democratic Party presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar is the chairman of the party’s presidential campaign council in Rivers state.
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Maeba, a former Deputy Speaker of the House of Reps, Austin Opara, former governor, Celestine Omehia and a member of the House of Reps, Hon. Chinyere Igwe, fell out of favour with Governor Nyesom Wike after they visited Atiku soon after his emergence as the PDP presidential candidate.
The revocation order was contained in a letter addressed to Senator Maeba on Wednesday, November 2.
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The letter was signed by Ochiagha Onyebuchi, the acting Director, Head of Department, Acquisition, Valuation and Compensation, Ministry of Lands and Survey, on behalf of the Permanent Secretary.
Part of the letter read:
“I am directed to inform you that your allocation at Plot 20A Golf Course Layout, old GRA, Port Harcourt, has been cancelled as shown on the attached Rivers State Official Gazette No. 22 Vol. 58, dated September 20, 2022.
“Please accept the warm regards of the Permanent Secretary.”
However, when contacted, Maeba expressed surprise at the development in a terse message to Punch newspaper.
He said the land was allocated to him with a Certificate of Occupancy duly signed by Governor Wike himself.
Rivers teachers decry hardship, demand six-year unpaid salaries
Meanwhile, primary and secondary teachers of Rivers state owned tertiary institutions have cried out over their six years unpaid salaries and called on Wike to consider their plight.
Punch newspaper reports that the teachers at a joint media briefing with the civil society organisation in Port Harcourt said they have been experiencing untold hardship and are unable to pay their rent and children feels.
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Very Important Personalities, top chieftains and candidates of political parties have been procuring customised vehicles that offer special protection in the run-up to the campaigns and elections.
Apart from ordering armoured vehicles, it was also learnt that politicians were applying for special police protection and procuring other security wares.
Nigeria’s problems beyond a 70-year-old president, says Imulomen
On his part, Accord Party presidential candidate, Professor Chris Imulomen has declared that the challenges facing Nigeria are not that which a 70-year-old president can tackle.
According to Imulomen, Nigeria needs a youthful mind who is at the peak of his or her career to lead the country out of her current doldrums.
He made the comment during a meeting with stakeholders of the Accord Party in Kano state.
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