The 868 plots of land occupied in Rivers State by Daar Communications, PLC; a media conglomerates of High Chief Raymond Dokpesi, has been revoked by the Rivers State House of Assembly.
The revocation followed the report presented during plenary by the House Committee on Public Complaints and Petitions, concerning the alleged illegal acquisition of the landed property by Dokpesi’s company.
The lawmakers after investigation on the petition by the host communities took the decision and revoked the land ownership.
The four host communities that wrote the petition against Dokpesi’s company are Ozuoba, Rumuosi, Rumuekini and Rumuokwashi, all in Obio/Akpor.
However, the committee’s chairman and chief whip of the 32-member state legislature said the revocation was based on the wrongful acquisition of the land.
Dokpesi is a member and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), a vocal supporter of the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar.
Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike and Atiku are at loggerhead since the PDP primaries and selection of the vice presidential candidate of the party.
It was gathered that the acres of land housing all AIT operations in Rivers and the Southsouth is located along the NTA road in Obio Akpor Local Government Area of the state.
Meanwhile, the Rivers State House of Assembly, Speaker, Ikuinyi Awaji-Ibani, explained that the Daar Communications Plc; has an option to reopen fresh negotiations with the state government on the property.
