Compensation disputes cloud Akwa Ibom’s N117.5bn Medical City project

Summary

A Premium Times investigation says several property owners affected by Akwa Ibom’s Ibom Medical City project rejected the compensation offered to them, arguing it was too low to help them relocate or rebuild.

Highlights

• One affected resident, Nduke Pious, said her unfinished bungalow was demolished after she declined the compensation offered for the land.
• Another resident, Sunday Okon, said he expected enough compensation to start over but was offered an amount he considered too low.
• The report says more than a dozen property owners rejected the state’s compensation offers.
• Interviewed valuers and lawyers said their assessments were higher than the figures approved by the government, raising questions about the valuation process.