09/04/2026
From my personal perspective, the activities of Barr. Enyinna Onuegbu, the Commissioner for Lands in Imo State, amounts to outright oppression against our people. The seizure of community land along Airport Road has caused deep anger and pain among villagers whose ancestral inheritance is now under threat. I believe this action ignores a fundamental reality — our population continues to grow, and future generations will inevitably need land to build homes, raise families, and sustain their livelihoods.
As someone from Ngor Okpala, I see this as a betrayal by a man who should defend his people but instead acts like a sycophant with no regard for the welfare or future of his own community. Rather than protecting indigenous landowners, his policies have reportedly damaged investments worth billions belonging to property developers and investors who trusted the stability of government decisions. Such actions undermine confidence, destroy economic opportunities, and push ordinary citizens closer to poverty.
Our community has never resisted national development. We allowed Imo State government to take over 200 hectares of land for the Nigerian Air Force and another six hectares for Afreximbank projects, demonstrating sacrifice and patriotism. Yet today, we face displacement and uncertainty, as if our contributions mean nothing. I honestly wonder whether he was appointed to render Ngor Okpala homeless.
No amount of what I consider dubious paperwork or administrative manoeuvring will silence our voices. The community remains determined to seek justice through lawful means, pursuing redress in every court available, even up to the Supreme Court if necessary. Leadership should protect the people, not impoverish them. In my view, this conduct shows a complete lack of respect, empathy, and responsibility toward the very people he claims to represent.
