Wife of the late Col. Paul Ogbebor, Mrs Rita Lori Ogbebor, has stated that she would rather die than appeal to President Bola Tinubu to intervene in the land dispute case between Paullosa Nigeria Limited, an estate management company owned by her late husband, and the authorities of the Federal Capital Territory.
Ogbebor stated this on Friday at a press conference in Abuja, where she said that it would be belittling to reach out to the president or make any form of appeal to the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike.
The residents and management of Paullosa Nigeria Limited had raised the alarm over a demolition notice issued to the estate, located on Plot 2241, Gwarimpa District, Lifecamp, Abuja.
The minister, despite criticisms, had also insisted that demolition activities will continue in the FCT, saying, “Let heaven fall.”
Ogbebor, however, stated that her husband was one of those who built Abuja, adding that persons who were close to the President should know her and take the matter to the President.
“I am not saying the President should know me, but the people, the leaders, who surround and advise the President should know people like us, who oil the wheel of progress in this country. And when there is a problem like this, they should intervene, and if it is above them, they should take it to the president.
“My husband was one of those who built Abuja; they gave him a piece of land to work as an engineer. He brought people from all over the world to work with him. Now, after 42 years, they want to demolish it and give it to Chinda? Who is Chinda?
“If you take Chinda’s age today and the period we have been here, Chinda was only 14 years old. And so is Wike. Is that not belittling of me at the age of 84, to go and meet the president, ‘Mr. President, someone in my country is demolishing my house? No. I would rather die,” she said.