Members of the Ijaw Caucus in the 10th House of Representatives have solicited the federal government’s intervention over the alleged hijack of oil-producing ancestral lands in Akwa Ibom State.
The Caucus alleged that oil-producing lands belonging to the Ijaw tribe in Akwa Ibom State were mapped out without due process.
The lawmakers said the development followed a local government re-mapping, conducted in the state recently, which they claimed was “against all regulations and requirements” and an attempt to take the land belonging to the Ijaw nation”.
Awaji-Inombek Abiante (PDP-Rivers) who spoke on behalf of the caucus during a press briefing at the National Assembly complex, Abuja, disclosed that the caucus had on Wednesday laid a petition on the floor of the House with a view to addressing the crisis.
