Community restates donation of land to FG

The people of Amenu village of Uburu community in Ohaozara LGA of Ebonyi state have restated their donation of an expanse of land to the National Bio-Technology Development Agency under the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology.

Daily Times Correspondent who visited the area, reports that Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, Minister of Science and Technology hails from the village.

The indigenes of the village who include land owners in the affected expanse, stakeholders, community leaders amongst others, staged a peaceful protest on Tuesday, faulting the revocation of the land by the state government.

The indigenes who brandished placards with inscriptions: ‘we need federal government’s presence; ‘we have been marginalized for long’, urged Gov. David Umahi who hails from Umunaga village of the community to respect their wishes.