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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Prof. Lar Patricia Manko, Acting Vice Chancellor of Yakubu Gowon University (Former University of Abuja) has reacted to the allegation of land grabbing levelled against the institution by FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike.<\/p>\n

In an interview with newsmen in Abuja, Manko said that the 11,000 hectares of land is a legacy asset given to the institution by the Federal Government.<\/p>\n

While acknowledging Wike as FCT minister, the VC said university land can never be too much and the institution has plethora of use for the property.<\/p>\n

Recall that at the inauguration of access road to Giri district in FCT on June 30, Wike had alleged that the university \u201cgrabbed\u201d 11,000 hectares of land.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo document, nothing. That\u2019s all you see there, fencing everywhere. And before you know it, they were going to sell our land.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, I\u2019ve told the Director of Lands and the other relevant agencies to carve out 4,000 hectares and give it to the university.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey are the ones who are going to protect it because we are going to provide the roads here.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd that\u2019s the situation. We cannot allow it at all,\u201d the minister had said.<\/p>\n

Manko, however, said that the 11,000 hectares of land was legitimately given to the institution by the Federal Government and the controversy is already being handled.<\/p>\n

She said the university has plans for the use of the expanse of land ranging from agriculture, tourism, research centres, quarters for members of staff and student hostels, among others.<\/p>\n

The acting VC said due to lack of funds to finance some of the projects, the institution has entered into some Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) for the development.<\/p>\n

She noted that the current staff quarters of the institution are temporarily built on plots of land given to the university by the military and there are plans to construct permanent structures at the institution\u2019s permanent site.<\/p>\n

According to her, there are many investors who are partnering with the institution in the development of the projects on the 11,000 hectares of land.<\/p>\n

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