Anambra governor, Obiano goes tough against land grabbers, vows to recover school lands

The Isuanaocha Community School Land Encroachment Panel has concluded its findings and submitted report to Governor Willie Obiano.

Governor Obiano recieved the report at the Governor’s Lodge, Amawbia from members of the panel.

Our correspondent reports that the panel which has the Traditional Ruler of Nteje, Igwe Rowland Odegbo as its Chairman, was inaugurated by the Governor on the 5th March, 2020 to look into complains of encouragement on the school land and make recommendations.

Other members of the panel were Secretary to the State Government, Professor Solo Chukwulobelu, Commissioner for Basic Education, Professor Kate Omenugha, Chief of Staff to the Governor, Mr. Primus Odili, Commissioner for Lands, Physical Planning and Urban Renewal, Mr. Bonaventure Enemali and the Acting Surveyor General of the state

Making their recommendations known in a seven point presentation, Igwe Odegbo said that apart from their visit to the school and meeting with the Principal of the school, they had five sittings before arriving at their recommendations.

The recommendations include total recovery of the land by State government, to serve as deterrent to others, greater supervision of the Post Primary School Service Commission and Anambra State Universal Basic Education Board, submission of quarterly reports by PPSSC and ASUBEB, immediate survey of all government schools, among others.

Recieving the report, Governor Obiano who issued a warning to land grabbers, stressed that he will implement the contents of the report to the letter, adding that the implementation is just the beginning, as the government is committed to recovering all school lands anywhere in the state.

While commending the Chairman and members of the panel, the Governor added that the panel will be assigned other similar cases to review.