Farm Dispute: Lawyers Accuse Abia Commissioner Of Bowing To Pressure

Lawyers to Melody’s Farm Ltd have accused the Abia State commissioner for Environment and Solid Minerals Resources, Philemon Asonye Ogbonna, of attempting to reopen a case against the company’s poultry farm despite a valid environmental certificate and multiple pending court cases on the matter.
In a letter dated June 15, 2026, to the commissioner, Nkemakolam Okoro of Dynamic Option Chambers, said its client, Melody’s Farm Ltd, was startled to receive a call from the ministry regarding its poultry farm in Agbaragwu, Isialangwa South local government area, given that the same ministry had issued the farm an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) certificate in January 2026, following a re...