HRM, Edidem Ubong Peter Assam II, the paramount monarch of Esit Eket local council in Akwa Ibom State, has cautioned that claims and counterclaims about the ownership of Stubbs Creek could drive investors away from the area and the state in general.
A communiqué signed by the royal father and made accessible to journalists in Uyo yesterday contained the warning.
The claims and counter-claims, according to the statement, constitute a major danger to the BUA Group of Companies and the proposed BUA Refinery in the Stubbs Creek Forest Reserve (Akoiyak Ekid).
Assam rejected the threat and distanced himself and the people of Esit Eket from any attempt to scare investors away from the region.
He declared that Stubbs Creek Forest Reserve (Akoiyak Ekid) belongs to Ekid people of Esit Eket and Eket areas.
The statement read: “The paramount ruler and his good citizens of Esit Eket local council are favourably disposed to BUA Group of Companies establishing its BUA Refinery at the Stubbs Creek Forest Reserve (Akoiyak Ekid).”
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