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Deal #3074 Version #58581

Nigeria

Created at

2013-02-22

Last update

2014-11-12

Last full update

2023-03-24

Consultation of local community

Community consultation

Not consulted

Comment on consultation of local community

The people of Ekong Anaku Village state that they were not consulted when 10 000 hectares was cleared by Obasanjo Farms, owned by the President Olusegun Obasanjo. In 2011 the company sold the lands to Wilmar International, illegally according to the villagers. The villagers now have three basic demands: the existing plantation must be operated as a partnership; there can be no expansion beyond the areas that have already been cleared for planting; and, the government must identify and provide the village with an alternative area of land of equal size where they can farm

How did the community react?

Community reaction

Rejection

Promised or received compensation

Promised compensation (e.g. for damages or resettlements)

Annual royalty fee of N500 per hectare- however it is not clear who gets this money.

Promised benefits for local communities

Health, Education, Productive infrastructure (e.g. irrigation, tractors, machinery...), Roads

Comment on promised benefits for local communities

Training for local farmers