{"id":118430,"date":"2025-05-06T22:41:54","date_gmt":"2025-05-06T21:41:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=118430"},"modified":"2025-05-06T22:41:54","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T21:41:54","slug":"igbo-group-faults-acfs-claim-that-northerners-cant-get-land-in-south-east","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/other-news\/igbo-group-faults-acfs-claim-that-northerners-cant-get-land-in-south-east\/","title":{"rendered":"Igbo Group Faults ACF\u2019s Claim That Northerners can\u2019t Get Land in South-East"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1831400876737356084\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div>By Myke Agunwa<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The Imeobi Igbo Forum (IIF), a Pan-Igbo socio-cultural organization, has countered the claims by the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) suggesting that northerners are not allowed to acquire land for residential or business purposes in the South-East.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Reacting to a statement allegedly made by the ACF Board of Trustees (BoT) Chairman, Alhaji Dalhatu, that northerners are not allowed to own even a square foot of land in the South, the IIF described the claim as \u201cbogus and fallacious.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Imeobi emphasized that Igbos are not opposed to legitimate land ownership by any Nigerian but are instead wary of criminal elements such as killers, rapists, and kidnappers masquerading as herders, who violently attack local farmers in a bid to forcefully and illegally seize their land.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>They challenged the ACF to provide a single example of a Fulani or any northerner who has shown a genuine intent to acquire land in the Southeast and was denied.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>In a press statement issued Monday, the National Chairman of IIF, Chief (Dr.) Chukwukpezie Ikegulu, noted that the assertion was not only misleading but also potentially inciting.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cBesides,\u201d Ikegulu explained, \u201cNdigbo do not sell land in the conventional sense. Land usage is typically granted on a freehold or lease basis, with financial considerations.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>&#8220;In most parts of the South-East, land ownership is individual or family-based, not vested in traditional rulers like Emirs and chiefs as in some northern communities. Land is allocated through competitive bidding.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cThe truth is that competition is stiff,\u201d he said<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>According to him, \u201cThose unfamiliar with competitive market principles may find it difficult to cope. Ndigbo, like other indigenous groups, allocate land to the highest bidder.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Ikegulu pointed out the irony in the ACF\u2019s position, stating: \u201cIt is unfair to single out the Igbo\u2014arguably the most widely dispersed and enterprising group in Nigeria, known for acquiring and developing land across the country\u2014as being discriminatory. We live by the principle: \u2018na ebe onye bi ka \u1ecd na-awachi\u2019 (where one lives is where one protects).\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>He emphasized that the only resistance Igbos have shown is toward criminal elements who camp in forests and farmlands, rather than living openly in urban areas, as Igbos themselves do when they relocate to other parts of Nigeria.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Ikegulu condemned Dalhatu\u2019s alleged comments, warning that such statements risk inciting ethnic tensions.<\/div>\n<div>\u201cIt\u2019s unfortunate that someone as highly placed as Dalhatu would make such a divisive and misleading claim. This kind of rhetoric can breed disaffection and spark inter-ethnic crises,\u201d he warned.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>He urged all Nigerians to avoid inflammatory comments, especially at a time when the country is grappling with insecurity, hunger, and economic hardship.<\/div>\n<div id=\"m_-1094743414992318758ymail_android_signature\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; By Myke Agunwa The Imeobi Igbo Forum (IIF), a Pan-Igbo socio-cultural organization, has countered the claims by the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) suggesting that northerners are not allowed to&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":37110,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-118430","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-other-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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