Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has directed the
Commissioner for Lands, Chief Dan Okenyi to immediately step into the complaint
of encroachment by some people into the land given Delta state University
(DELSU), Anwai campus, Asaba.
The governor gave the order following complaint made by
members of Camp 74 Fish Farmers Association, who DELSU authorities have allowed
to use the swampy portion of the land for fish farming.
Chairman of Camp 74 Fish Farmers’ Association, Mr. Upright
Nnwanneka told Governor Okowa, who came to see the extent of damage done by
rain flood which washed away fish from the over 1,000 ponds in the farm that
one of the constraints of the farmers is the problem of encroachment of the
farm by some people said to be claiming ownership of the affected portion of
the DELSU land. “Already, the claimers are erecting fences and making other
demarcations on the land,” Nnwanneka said, pointing out that fish ponds of
farmers in the association are therefore affected.
The Commissioner for Commerce and Industry, Barrister (Mrs.)
Mary Iyasere also confirmed the encroachment, as she told the governor that the
invaders have in fact, taken the portion of land where the Ministry is building
the fish mill for the farmers.
The governor who looked a bit surprised at how anyone could
be laying claims to land belonging to DELSU called on the Commissioner for lands,
Chief Okenyi who was also present at the occasion to immediately wade into the
complaint with a view to resolving the imbroglio.
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