{"id":171163,"date":"2025-07-25T11:05:46","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T10:05:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/lau-council-chairman-accused-of-land-allocation-issues"},"modified":"2025-07-25T12:25:02","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T11:25:02","slug":"lau-council-chairman-accused-of-land-allocation-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/lau-council-chairman-accused-of-land-allocation-issues","title":{"rendered":"Lau Council Chairman Accused of Land Allocation Issues"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Fresh tension is brewing in Lau Local Government Council of Taraba State following allegations by the Winlau Youth Development Association, accusing the council chairman, Nigeria Ezra Jatau, of arbitrarily allocating community-owned land without due consultation.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing journalists on Thursday in Jalingo, leaders of the youth association expressed outrage over what they described as the unlawful reallocation of land historically used and managed by the Winlau community.<\/p>\n<p>They claimed the land, which has been farmed for generations and was initially given to Christian missionaries in the late 1950s, was recently allocated by the chairman to certain agencies without the community\u2019s consent.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on behalf of the group, the association\u2019s General Secretary, Yerima Bala Clement, said the chairman justified the allocation by claiming he was acting under the directive of Governor Agbu Kefas, an explanation the youths flatly rejected.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur repeated efforts to initiate dialogue with the chairman have been ignored. This lack of transparency and communication not only violates our rights but also endangers the peace and trust that have long existed in the area,\u201d Clement said.<\/p>\n<p>On his part, the Vice President of the association, John F. Kennedy Kuh Bakula, stressed that while the youths are not against development or security initiatives, they insist that land allocations must involve proper community engagement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll we are asking is for the chairman to sit down and dialogue with us. This land is part of our heritage. We have cultivated and protected it for decades. No decision concerning it should be made without our input,\u201d Bakula said.<\/p>\n<p>Another community leader, Inyo D. Boniface, accused the council boss of hiding behind the governor\u2019s name to justify his actions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe is invoking the governor\u2019s name to legitimize an illegitimate act. We, the youth, reject this and demand accountability,\u201d Boniface stated.<\/p>\n<p>The association called on Governor Kefas to intervene urgently and reverse the allocation, warning that the chairman\u2019s actions risk sparking unrest in the community.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis matter threatens the peaceful coexistence the government has worked tirelessly to maintain,\u201d the group said.<\/p>\n<p>They urged the state government to take swift steps to de-escalate the situation and uphold justice, fairness, and inclusion in governance.<\/p>\n<p>When reached for confirmation, the council chairman, Nigeria Ezra Jatau, denied any wrongdoing, insisting that the land in question is government-owned.<\/p>\n<p>He dismissed the claims by the youth group as \u201cbaseless and aimed at misleading the public.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe land was allocated in line with the law and with the community\u2019s broader interest in mind,\u201d the chairman said, reiterating his administration\u2019s commitment to transparency and development.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Fresh tension is brewing in Lau Local Government Council of Taraba State following allegations by the Winlau Youth Development Association, accusing the council chairman, Nigeria Ezra Jatau, of arbitrarily allocating community-owned land without due consultation. Addressing journalists on Thursday in Jalingo, leaders of the youth association expressed outrage over what they described [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":171162,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,30],"tags":[254,3685],"class_list":["post-171163","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-community","tag-nigeria","tag-taraba"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Lau Council Chairman Accused of Land Allocation Issues - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Fresh tension is brewing in Lau Local Government Council of Taraba State following allegations by the Winlau Youth Devel ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/lau-council-chairman-accused-of-land-allocation-issues\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Lau Council Chairman Accused of Land Allocation Issues\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Fresh tension is brewing in Lau Local Government Council of Taraba State following allegations by the Winlau Youth Devel ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/lau-council-chairman-accused-of-land-allocation-issues\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-07-25T10:05:46+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-07-25T11:25:02+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/sm_1753430233.420293.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"900\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/lau-council-chairman-accused-of-land-allocation-issues#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/lau-council-chairman-accused-of-land-allocation-issues\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Lau Council Chairman Accused of Land Allocation Issues\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-07-25T10:05:46+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-07-25T11:25:02+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/lau-council-chairman-accused-of-land-allocation-issues\"},\"wordCount\":448,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/lau-council-chairman-accused-of-land-allocation-issues#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/sm_1753430233.420293.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Nigeria\",\"taraba\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Community\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/lau-council-chairman-accused-of-land-allocation-issues#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/lau-council-chairman-accused-of-land-allocation-issues\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/lau-council-chairman-accused-of-land-allocation-issues\",\"name\":\"Lau Council Chairman Accused of Land Allocation Issues - 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