Rivers
Wakirike People Canvass Massive Sandfilling Of PH
The People of Wakirike, comprising of Okrika, Ogu/Bolo LGAs, and Southern Port Harcourt, has appealed to the Rivers State, Government to carry out massive sandfilling of its shores and coastal areas of Port Harcourt to enable the people of Okrika have more land to build houses for occupation.
The request was made by the Chairman of Okrika Divisional Council of Chiefs, (ODCC) Chief Nemi Adoki, on behalf of Wakirike people, at the Aborigrine Hall Borikiri, in Port Harcourt, recently, during a briefing with newsmen to mark the Port Harcourt centaury Anniversary.
The Wakirike people also demanded a comprehensive survey of the original Port Harcourt land mass and adequately compensate the aboriginal peoples of Okrika and rebisi.
Chief Adoki said the century celebration was in respect of Wakirike’s ancestral ownership of rights in Port Harcourt.
He said the co-ownership of Port Harcourt by Okrika and Rebisi was rooted in the Hargrove agreement signed with the British on May 18th 1913 over the acquisition of Port Harcourt land.
He noted that the ownership of Port Harcourt had been largely misconstrued in certain quarters through historical distortions, but pointed out that the people of Okrika conceded vast portion of their occupational land in the acquisition of Port Harcourt.
The Wakirike people which expressed satisfaction with the level gud pace of development in the state, also urged the Rivers State Government to build a unique memorial in hoonour of the great patriots who in their time and age committed themselves to the sacrifice of letting go a priceless yet vast and immesurable land and also to serve as a timeless continuous reminder to generations, even yet unborn, of their incredible contributions to the historical development of Port Harcourt.
Taneh Beemene
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