Abia State Government has said it will not provide land for the establishment of the controversial and suspended Ruga settlement in the state as being rumoured by some persons.
The state Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, who was the commissioner for Lands, Survey and Urban Planning, Uche Ihediwa, spoke when he briefed newsmen at Government House, Umuahia, Abia State.
Ihediwa disclosed that the rumour in the Internet that the state government has provided land for the establishment of Ruga settlement was masterminded by a traditional ruler in Osisioma Ngwa Local Government Area.
He said the monarch feared that its establishment at the site for trailer park would affect his community adversely. Read more