Farmers face losses as Anambra govt issues notice to vacate secretariat
Individuals engaged in farming within Jerome Udoji Secretariat Complex in Awka, Anambra State are counting their losses, following seven-day quit notice from government asking them to vacate the premises and
Individuals engaged in farming within Jerome Udoji Secretariat Complex in Awka, Anambra State are counting their losses, following seven-day quit notice from government asking them to vacate the premises and surrender possession of the land.
The complex serves as the administrative hub of the state government in the state capital.
The government, in an official statement dated April 10, 2026, and signed by Permanent Secretary, Mrs. Nkiru Nwankwo, for the Head of Service said the directive affected individuals occupying and utilising undeveloped parcels of land within the secretariat complex for agricultural purposes.
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The notice, titled: “Notice to Quit and Deliver Possession (7 Days)”, stated that all affected persons must cease farming activities and remove all crops, tools, equipment and personal belongings from the land within the stipulated period, which expires on April 17, 2026.
The statement partly reads: “I am directed to inform all persons currently occupying and/or utilising the parcel of land within the Jerome Udoji Secretariat Complex, Awka, for farming purposes, that they are required to immediately vacate and relinquish possession of the said land.
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“The government, upon expiration of the notice will take full possession of the land without further reference to any individual. Any crop, material, or item found on the land after the deadline will be removed or disposed of accordingly.
“All concerned persons are hereby advised to comply with this directive within the stipulated period.”
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The Nation gathered that persons the directive might likely affect included a number of civil servants and residents, who had informally converted portions of the undeveloped land within the complex into small-scale farms.
While immediate reason for the eviction was not stated, sources within the civil service said the move might not unlikely be linked to plans to develop or reorganise the secretariat environment.
Those affected by the order were yet to react to the directive at press time, but the development is likely to generate concern among families who rely on the plots for subsistence farming amid rising food prices.
