Owners of the lands which form part of the contentious ‘Centenary City’ has formerly written Afia Tv, a regional TV station based in Enugu, seeking an opportunity to put records straight on the lingering land crisis.
The letter is sequel to an interview granted one Barr. Gozie Okoye whom the villagers said misrepresented facts.
The letter was signed by Chief Chinwuba Nnaji Aga and eight other community leaders on behalf of Amechi Uwani Awkunanaw.
“Our attention has been drawn to the interview granted to one Barr. Gozie Okoye, the erstwhile Diamond Bank Branch manager.”
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“While we greatly commend your professionalism as exhibited over the years and your consistent unbiased reportage of the issues affecting the struggle over our ancestral land, we wish to humbly request for an interview session on your platform and at your earliest convenience.
“This is to enable us to set the records straight and correct the perceived misrepresentation of fact as was done by Barr. Gozie Okoye.
“It will be much appreciated if your organization can extend an invitation to the said Barr. Gozie Okoye so as to make our rejoinder interview session as above requested to have a tilt of balance which shall be provided by the presence of Barr. Gozie Okoye. We are confident that our request shall be attended to with the urgency it needs.”
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