By Sarah NEGEDU
A legal battle is brewing between original inhabitants of the Federal Capital Territory and the National Assembly, following controversial remarks by Senator Onyekachi Nwebonyi and Senate President Godswill Akpabio, describing indigenous communities around the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport as “illegal.”
The Abuja Original Inhabitants Youths Empowerment Organisation, AOIYEO, has served a pre-litigation notice to the National Assembly, demanding a public apology within 30 days or risk facing a lawsuit over what it called “derogatory and inflammatory” statements against native FCT communities.