Neglect of land grab act in Edo: international and local investors threatened

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 By Our Correspondent

With the seemingly abandonment of the land grab act in Edo State, local and international investors in the diaspora have threatened a rethink in investing in the State. This was contained in a statement signed by the President and Founder of Edo Indigenous Movement (EIM), also known as Edo Progressive Indigenous Association (EPIA)- Chief Dr Bishop Omogiade Enoyiogiere Edokpolo, and made available to newsmen in Benin City.

The Edo indigenous investors and foreign investors in the diaspora made their position known while looking at  the recent attack on the leader of Edo indigenous movement who has been campaigning to attract Edo indigenes and nonindigenes in the diaspora to come to Edo State to invest, assuring them that Edo is a safe place to invest. The investors opined that if the Edo indigenous leader could be a victim of land grab act and in the process assulted by his fellow indigenes, they have no option than to have a rethink about investing in Edo State.

According to the statement, "we are using this medium to call on the governor of Edo State- Mr. Godwin Obaseki, traditional rulers, and security agencies to kindly help in swinging into action the enforcement of the land grab act signed into law by Governor Obaseki in 2017. 

"This is a clarion call to Governor Obaseki, traditional rulers, and the various security agencies,  to reassure the investors and Edo indigenous people living in the diaspora who are concerned about the high level of insecurity in the State, that the State is now safe for them to invest. In measuring this assurance, the people need a clear prove of the enforcement of the land grab act. This should serve as a renewed that the Governor would put in enforcing the land grab act", the statement said.

It's on record that  Governor Godwin Obaseki on on April, 2017,  signed into law a bill prohibiting forceful and illegal occupation of landed property by community development associations, CDAs, in Edo State. Mr. Obaseki said he prioritised the signing of the bill because investment will not thrive in a lawless environment in an apparent reference to the chaos and impunity that often come with land grabbing activities. The Governor said his  administration believed that the way to sustainable development is to unleash and nurture a  productive energy and that of investors.

The governor also noted that Edo State land tenure system in the decades past was “rated as the best,” but recent “nefarious activities” of CDAs had truncated that peaceful arrangement.

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