2023: Wike Revokes Land Allocated To Atiku Campaign Chairman

Wike has revoked a land allocated to Atiku’s campaign chairman.

Eko Hot Blog reports that Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has revoked the Certificate of Occupancy of land allocated to former Senator Lee Maeba at the Golf Course axis of GRA in Port Harcourt, the state capital.

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Senator Maeba, a staunch supporter of Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), is the chairman of the party’s presidential campaign council in Rivers State.

The state government conveyed the revocation order of his land in a letter seen by Eko Hot Blog and addressed to the former lawmaker on November 2, 2022.

The letter was signed by Ochiagha Onyebuchi, the acting Director, Head of Department, Acquisition, Valuation and Compensation, Ministry of Lands and Survey, on behalf of the Permanent Secretary.

The government did not give a reason for its action.

“I am directed to inform you that your allocation at Plot 20A Golf Course Layout, old GRA, Port Harcourt, has been cancelled as shown on the attached Rivers State Official Gazette No. 22 Vol. 58, dated September 20, 2022,” the letter reads.

“Please accept the warm regards of the Permanent Secretary.”

In a short message shared with Punch Newspaper, Maeba expressed surprise at the development.

According to the campaign chairman, Wike had granted the C/O only six months ago.

“How can a governor grant a certificate of occupancy and withdraw it six months later?” Maeba wondered.

He added that the land was allocated to him with a certificate duly signed by Governor Wike himself.

Maeba is not the first politician in Rivers to apparently face Wike’s wrath for supporting Atiku, whom the governor lost to in the PDP presidential primary in May.

Earlier, the governor signed an instrument de-recognising Sir Celestine Omehia as a former governor of the state.

Also, the state government recently sealed a filling station belonging to a serving member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Chinyere Igwe, who is also backing Atiku.

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Last week, Wike accused the PDP presidential candidate of appointing the “enemies” of River State to his campaign council without consulting him.

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