Abia Airport: Confusion As Landowners Take Over Lands For Farming (Photo)

Landowners of the proposed Abia Airport project in Nsulu, Isiala Ngwa North LGA, have announced that they have taken back their farmlands ahead of the farming season, Politics Nigeria reports.

The affected communities Okpuala, Umuezenta and Umuelenwa in Umuomainta Autonomous Community, as well as Mbawsi said their decision was driven by the need to avert hunger and worsening economic hardship in the area.

The landowners accused the Abia State Ministry of Lands and Survey of insincerity and lack of transparency, alleging that repeated complaints about fictitious or non-existent names on the compensation list have not been addressed.

Speaking during a tour of the proposed runway site with journalists, the Village Head of Umuezenta and Secretary of the Nsulu Landowners Association, Echezolam Ukaumunna, stated that the landowners were no longer comfortable with the way the land acquisition and compensation process was being handled.