Uvwies in Diaspora have commended HRM Emmanuel Ekemejewa Sideso Abe 1, JP. OON for his relentless legal battle against land trespassers and grabbers resulting in the recent pronouncement by the Effurun High Court in Uvwie Local Government Council, Delta State which declared null and void the illegal acquisition of portion of Uvwie land in Ohore by the Nigerian Army.
In a statement, the Group’s coordinator, Chief Dr. Ogheneovo Tyson Amurun, a security expert and University lecturer based in UK commended the monarch for his tireless efforts in reclaiming all Uvwie land from speculators and land grabbers who have by their actions brought untold hardship to the original owners of the land.
The group described as inhumane and wicked for the army to allow a few selfish officers to convert public and community land to their personal estates and selling community land solely for their benefit
They called on President Bola Tinubu to investigate about N405million allegedly paid by Chevron staff to some former senior army officers to enable them acquire a large portion of Uvwie land and the illegal collection of ground rent by some middlemen for some army officers
The Group also called on the EFCC to invite some retired army officers behind the land sale scandal in Uvwie, illegally trespassed by the Nigerian Army
The group thanked the Delta state governor Chief Sheriff Oborevwori for supporting Uvwie in recovery of the Ohore land and saluted the Uvwie people for their patience in following the judiciary process for about 10 years without resorting to unwholesome actions
“We also want to use this opportunity to congratulate our highly esteemed monarch HRM Emmanuel Sideso, Abe 1, on the occasion of the 16th coronation anniversary on the throne of his ancestors
