Communities in Ulonna North Farm Settlement have been warned to live in harmony and stop encroachment into Government lands in the settlement.
The deputy governor of Abia State, Sir Ude Oko Chukwu who handed down the warning at government house Umuahia during a meeting with communities that donated lands to the farm settlement warned that the inactivities at the settlement should not be seen as a reason to encroach into government lands meant for development.
Sir Oko Chukwu also told the contending communities – Nenye in Isuikwuato and Umuezike Ofeme , Umuahia North to maintain peace and avoid acts that could breach peace not only in the settlement but the State as a whole because of importance of peace to the development of the State.
Represented by the Commissioner for Boundary Matters and Conflict Resolution. Chief Mascot Obike Imo said that government would look into the compliants of individuals lands that fall into the donated lands for the settlement and announced the setting up of a committee made up of members of the State boundary committed and two members each from the donor communities to know the extent of encroachment into lands in the settlement as well as identified individuals lands in the place.
In his contribution, the Special Assistant to Governor on Boundary Matters, Chief Chris Nwanevo said that the land in question belong to the state government and urged them to live in peace among themselves.
In their separate speeches, the deputy chairman, Umuahia North LGA, Pastor Anthony, Chief of staff, Isuikwuato LGA, Hon Mgbado Chinweike commended the State government for his efforts to ensure that peace reign in their communities and appealed to the government to come into the land dispute and seek ways to resolve it.
Also Speaking, the representatives of both communities including, Chief Andrew Ekeledo, Chief Vincent Nwachukwu, Nze Alex Madu and Chief Okechukwu Akubundu all appealed to the state government to help them restore peace in the disputed lands.
