The Nation Newspaper CLO urges Tinubu to direct AGF to pay N1.1trn damages to Niger community over flooding
on Monday, March 25, appealed to President Bola Tinubu to direct the Attorney General of the federation and minister of justice, Lateef Fagbemi, to comply with a court order that awarded the sum of N1.1trillion to a community in Niger state over damages caused by the overflow of Zungeru Dam.Ezike said the sum represents the cost of damages awarded to
According to him, the press conference was meant to “draw local and international attention to the prevailing plight of the inhabitants of Samboro Community in Madaka District, Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State who were forcefully ejected and displaced from their communal land due to the poor design and construction of the Zungeru Hydro-electric Power Dam in the state by the Federal Government of Nigeria, through the Federal Ministry of Mines and Power.
“As the devastating effects of the Dam raged, our sources informed us that the Federal Government of Nigeria neglected/failed to come to the aid of its people who were left to survive on their own.“Dissatisfied with the government’s behaviour, Alhaji Abubakar Usman, the village head of Samboro Community and 2,844 other community members on April 27, 2023, filed a complaint with the court in case number NSHC/ Kut/6/2023.
He added: “While the CLO notes that the Federal Ministry of Mines and Power has been cited as the main culprit, we are concerned that there may be surreptitious actions by the Federal Government to delay or deny the affected community the benefit of the Court judgment.
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