We'll stop VP from coming to our community

The people of Ugboha Community in Esan South East Local Government Area of Edo State have threatened to disrupt the inauguration of the Northern Ishan Water Project, following the exclusion of their community as a beneficiary of the project.The project, awarded by the Federal Government in 2005, to address the water problem in some parts of Edo Central Senatorial District, had been scheduled to be inaugurated by Vice- President Namadi Sambo this week.But the people of Ugboha stormed the pumping station last Thursday in protest against the planned inauguration, saying that despite being the host community, Ugboha was not a beneficiary of the water project.According to them, the community river which used to serve as source of water for its people had been dammed for the water project, leaving them with no source of water.They complained that their farm lands and economic crops were destroyed in the course of constructing flow stations, and were not compensated in spite of earlier pledge to do so.The placard carrying protesters who condemned the exclusion of their community, said it was strange to find communities being denied right to benefit from projects located in their domains while far away communities benefit.The project engineer, Mr. Etim Akakan, however assured the protesters that their grievances would be channelled to the appropriate authorities.
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