The petition which was signed by one Omonade Matthew and dated December 12, 2016 alleged that Lokpobiri had forcefully taken over the Borokiri Coastal Fishery.
Keyamo petitions Ogbeh over Lokpobiri's actions
- Lagos-lawyer, Festus Keyamo, has petitioned the minister of state for agriculture and rural development, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri
- The petition is based on illegal occupation of a federal government facility in Port Harcourt, Rivers state by Lokpobiri
- The petition was written on behalf of Blacksprings Nigeria Limited
Lagos-lawyer, Festus Keyamo, has petitioned the minister of state for agriculture and rural development, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the petition is based on illegal occupation of a federal government facility in Port Harcourt, Rivers state by Lokpobiri.
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The petition was written on behalf of Blacksprings Nigeria Limited and addressed to the minister of agriculture and rural development, Chief Audu Ogbeh.
The petition which was signed by one Omonade Matthew and dated December 12, 2016 alleged that Lokpobiri had forcefully taken over the Borokiri Coastal Fishery Terminal after it was officially leased to Blacksprings for two years by the federal ministry of agriculture.
According to the petition, following an agreement with the federal ministry of agriculture, Blacksprings Nigeria Limited was assigned military officers that were posted to the terminal and have been able to curb all illegal bunkering activities going on in the area.
It, however, noted that on December 5, 2016, armed soldiers allegedly acting on the orders of Lokpobiri invaded the facility and ordered military officers on positing and Blacksprings workers to vacate the facility.
The petitioner described Lokpobiri’ s action as “ absolutely illegal, unlawful, uncouth, uncivilised, unconstitutional, incomprehensible and untenable in a sane and civilised society.”
The petitioner therefore asked Ogbeh to call Lokpobiri to order and also direct the General Officer Commanding (GOC) of 6th Division, Nigeria Army, Bori Camp, to order his men to leave the premises.
The petition read in part: “Sir ordinarily our client would have proceeded to court to institute action for trespass but considers it necessary to draw your attention to the actions of Senator Lokpobiri, Minister of State for Agriculture which our clients believes you are totally oblivious of.
“In the light of the above, we call on you to use your good office to call Lokpobiri, minister of state for agriculture and his boy, Ayakpo Wilson Dauyegha to order as their action which was allegedly taken on behalf of your ministry constitutes trespass.”
Meanwhile, there is a reported tension among Nigeria’s ministers and other cabinet members in the Muhammadu Buhari government over a planned reshuffling by the president.
Some media reports say part of the planned cabinet change is the reduction of the portfolio given to Babatunde Fashola, the minister of power, works and housing.
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