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Nigerian Teachers Union Urges Minister to Recover Encroached Land
🇳🇬 Nigeria /Elections & Politics

Nigerian Teachers Union Urges Minister to Recover Encroached Land

From Vanguard · () English

Translated from English, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Nigeria's Teachers' Union is urging FCT Minister Nyesom Wike to intervene and recover land allegedly encroached upon by developers and a Chinese quarry company.
  • The union claims portions of its acquired land in Lugbe East Extension and Lugbe 1 Extension layouts, designated for teachers' estates since 2012, have been illegally occupied.
  • Despite previous appeals to various government agencies and legal action against the quarry company, the union seeks Wike's decisive action to halt encroachment and prosecute offenders, emphasizing the land's importance for teachers' welfare.

The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) Municipal Branch in Abuja has appealed to FCT Minister Nyesom Wike to reclaim lands designated for teachers' estates, which they allege are being encroached upon by land grabbers, developers, and a Chinese quarry company. The union highlighted that these properties, acquired in 2012 for teacher housing, have faced persistent encroachment in recent years.

Comrade Percy Ndam, Secretary of the NUT Municipal Branch, stated that the union has repeatedly alerted FCT Administration and other government bodies to the issue without a positive response. He specifically called on Wike to "build houses for us" and "recover these lands," urging him to "go straight after those who are doing this grabbing."

We want the minister to build houses for us. We want him to recover these lands. We also want him to go straight after those who are doing this grabbing.

— Comrade Percy NdamSecretary of the NUT Municipal Branch, FCT, explaining the union's demands to the FCT Minister.

The union accused a Chinese-owned quarry company and unidentified developers of fencing off parts of the land for their own use. They also alleged that some developers obtained property documents after the NUT's acquisition. While legal action has been taken against the quarry company, the case remains in court with repeated adjournments.

Emphasizing the significance of the properties as a "major welfare investment" for teachers, the NUT stressed that "this is not just land; this is the future of teachers in the FCT." The union called for an immediate cessation of unauthorized activities on the two sites and the prosecution of those responsible, while urging the FCT to revalidate and protect the allocated land.

This is not just land; this is the future of teachers in the FCT.

— NUT Municipal BranchDescribing the importance of the disputed properties for the welfare of teachers.
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Originally published by Vanguard in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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