A group of natives of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have disrupted traffic flow on the Umaru Musa Yar’dua way in protest just as they blocked the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo who was on his way to the Airport.
Some air travelers, who were rushing to catch their flights at the airport, were also caught up in the situation.
A protestor, who identified himself as Fred Ekeng, said that the protest was to demand against alleged lands grab by the military.
“We came here to express our displeasure with the way the government and the military are seizing our lands without compensation and treating us like second class citizens in our own land.
“We are saying that henceforth, the position of the Minister of FCT should be held by an indigene instead of an outsider.
“We also want the government to treat us with respect because they keep taking over our lands and pushing us into the interior without proper infrastructure,“ he said.
Meanwhile, the Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has promised to meet with leaders of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) indigenous community over the alleged takeover of their land by the military.
Osinbajo’s motorcade ran into the protesting crowd en-route Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, where he alighted and addressed the aggrieved protesters.
The vice president’s message was conveyed by his spokesman, Laolu Akande, via his twitter handle.
“On his way to the airport now, Osinbajo runs into a group of FCT residents protesting alleged land takeover by the military.
“He gets down; engages the people; proposing to meet with their leaders on the matter and intervene with a view to finding an amicable solution,” he tweeted.
(NAN)