In a captivating video, the Baale of Okun-Ajah confronts Minister of Works David Umahi at a press conference.

The traditional ruler vehemently challenges the construction of a coastal lane, asserting that it encroaches on the ocean, not their land.

Despite repeated pleas to the federal government to reclaim the ocean, the community is now faced with the prospect of their land being claimed for the project. The Baale’s impassioned plea has ignited a heated debate over the boundaries of land and sea, and the rights of local communities in the face of government infrastructure projects.

He also said;

“As of 2006 when we moved in there the routes for the coastal road were already demarcated. Now the federal government is having a new realignment which encroaches on the whole village entirely. The whole community is finished by the new alignment.” CONTINUE READING