BY NSAN NDOMA-NEJI, CALABAR
Despite pressure from some elders of the state purported to be Etung LGA Cocoa landlords Communities, prompting the Cross River State government to halt the ongoing allocation of cocoa plots in the stateo-owned cocoa estate to intending contractors which the state government claimed is part of the implementation to two valid subsisting court judgements, Special Adviser SA to governor Ben Ayade of Cross River, Ntufam Dr Oscar Ofuka has reiterated that government was not making a U-turn as far as allocation of cocoa plots is concerned.
Ofuka made the remarks when he appeared before a the Cross River State House of Assembly CRHA 6-Man Special Committee chaired by member representing Boki State Constituency, Rt. Hon. Hillary Bissong during deliberation of Matter of urgent Public interest regarding the management of state owned Cocoa Estate.
Ofuka, a Special Adviser SA to governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State on Cocoa Development and Control, stated that government was not ready to make any U-turn with regards to directives of the court which had ordered that payment of all outstanding debt owed the cocoa landlords Communities be paid at all cost.
He stressed that the implementation would assist the state government clear the backlogs of arrears of rent/royalties and put an end to litigations.
Ofuka explained that present re-organisation follows combined effort of two valid and subsisting court judgments in suit No. HE/16/2013 and HM/73/2020 where the court warned against violation of the order.
Ofuka insisted that government decided to think outside the box for all backlogs of aarrears of rent/royalties owed Etung Cocoa landlords Communities for over one and half decades to be cleared.
He explained that state government has subscribed to the SMARTGOV platform whereby money paid for cocoa plots would automatically split into three parts, with “49.5 percent going into the bank account of cocoa landlord communities while 40.5 percent would go into the account of Cross River State internal revenue service (IRS) and 10 percent goes to Department of Cocoa Development and Control’s account.
“We are going on with payment of royalties as directed by the court for peace to reign” The SA maintained.
The Etung Cocoa landlords Communities had through thier illustrious son Hon..Chris Njah Mbu-Ogar raised the alarm charging the leadership of the Cross River State House of Assembly to hault ongoing allocation of cocoa plots in the estate which is purported to had span up to 2029 which state government claimed would permanently settle all arrears of rent/royalties.
A development that led to invitation of Special Adviser SA to governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State on Cocoa Development and Control, Ntufam Dr Oscar Ofuka to appear before Special committee of state House of Assembly on November 9,2022 to give explanation on the controversy.
Upon appearance before the House committee on Cocoa, the SA insisted that state government will go ahead with implementation of court order which brought a systematic mechanism to finally put to rest the old and future rents/royalties to permanently end litigations in respect of the estate.
Ofuka explained that present re-organisation follows combined effort of two valid and subsisting court judgments in suit No. HE/16/2013 and HM/73/2020.
He averred that the reorganization is consistent with deliberate effort of the Ayade’s administration in establishing a mechanism to get all lingering issues on allocation of government cocoa estate resolved.
The SA maintained that state government has come up with a platform called SMARTGOV to settle all backlogs of arrears of rent/royalties, settle all new rents/royalties,at the agreed new rates promptly settle all future rents/royalties, rehabilitate the estate,and permanently put an end to litigations in respect of the cocoa estate.
“The current six years lease together with modalities for settlement of Cross River State government’s liabilities to landlords Communities,are strictly in line with the subsumed and combined effect of two valid and subsisting consent judgements of suit No: HM/16/2013, delivered on March 5,2019 and suit No:HM/73/2020, delivered on July 5,2022”. Ayade’s SA said
In an interview with journalists shortly after session, Ofuka denied allegations levelled against him by what he described as purported cocoa landlords communities committee led by it’s secretary, Mr. Horris Bassey Isong, acting paramount ruler of Etung, Ntufam Raphael Agbor,Clan Head of Ekuk Attai, Michael Assam, and Etung LG Council chairman Etuk John Nkom, Ofuka stated that the group who are in the state House were not the individuals who dragged state government to court some years ago.
“I don’t know these committee,this not the committee that took government to court some years ago before the court ordered that state government should commence payment of royalties owed.”.He queried.
Ofuka stated that the real landlords Committee members that dragged state government to court had been toppled by the new set of cocoa landlords Communities committee describing them as interlopers who were all out to rubbish the good intentions of state government.
In his remarks the Etung Local Government Council chairman, Hon. John Nkom who denied Ofuka’s allegations stated that the landlords Communities were angry that royalties owed the them were yet to be paid by state government.
“As speak with you,our people have no issue against state government except the royalties that they all seem for “. The council boss maintained.
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