Anselem Anokwute

A renowned Estate Surveyor and Sole Attorney of Federal University of Technology Owerri FUTO host Çommunities, Chief Sam ANOKAM has urged Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State to appoint in all Expert to oversee the affairs of the State ministry of Land, Survey and Physical planning and other Sectors for optimal performance.

Survey Anokam gave the advise to the Governor Hope Uzodimma in order not to make mistake during the reconstitutions of his Carbinet members. He added that, appointing experts to manage their different areas or sector of professions will give more credence to his second term in obligations as well as providing good governance to the yearnings of Imo populace.

It would be recalled that, Governor Uzodimma's Lands Commissioner during his first tenure in office, Hon. Noble Abiaso Atulegwu, later ended up in spending 40days and 40 Night in police net at Imo State Police Command Owerri over  Land recktearing and illegal transactions as a result of inadequate knowledge and lack of Lands Administration and policies.

While his counterparts, Commissioner for Housing, Mrs. Love Ineh and Directior  Ministry of Land Survey and Physical planning, Mr. Paul Uwalaka also spend days in the police custody before they were allegedly granded bail bonds to reunite with their families while police investigations continue.

 The urgly  development that prompted, the Governor to immediately appointed and Commissioned, Hon. Paschal Nwakamma ( Dum Dum) as Special Adviser on Land Recovery to recover all the stolen and illegally acquired lands for the interest of the State.

However, this newspaper observed that the Governor's Aide had already recovered so many landed properties belonging to Imo State Government that was illegally acquired by the same top Government functionaries who served under Uzodimma's first tenure in office..

Furthermore, Surveyor Anokam submitted that what led to the miscarriage of Land administrations during the Governor's first term was as a result of fielding quackers and misfits to manage such an all important sector.
 
" Do you know that, in every societal, spheres, developments and growth lies in the ability to manage the main sources and land have remained  constant. Development must take place in a land. Yes if we are called for an advisory capacity, we are going to reveal the importance of good land Administrations to the government, how best to harness it and ensure that the governor will appoint in all Competent, knowledgeable and educated people in the land Administration affairs which will go a long way to save alot and salvage the State into progressive development". Sam Anokam said

On the activities of the governor Special Adviser on Land Recovery, Chief Anokam said that the young man should first all note what the government wants and go about his job deligently and avoid political witch-hunting and vendetta which will likely cause more harm than good because of issues of litigations.

On the Federal University of Technology Owerri FUTO and host Çommunities land disputes, Chief Sam Anokam said that the matter has reached a point of settlement as the federal government' have agreed to allow some areas for the host Çommunities as he is only expecting the approved document as regards to the peaceful understand and when ones the documents is available all forms of acrimony, bitterness,. disputes between the institutions and the host Çommunities are foreclosed.