Land Wars and Wealth: RSU Lecture Sparks Urgent Call for Reform
Land Wars and Wealth: RSU Lecture Sparks Urgent Call for Reform At Rivers State University, Nkpolu-Oroworukwo, Port Harcourt, intellectual intensity met practical urgency as the institution hosted its landmark 130th Inaugural Lecture, delivering a thought-provoking exploration into one of humanity’s most enduring assets under the theme “Land As Man’s Epicentre: Interrogating the Roses and Thorns Under Nigerian Law.” The lecture, delivered by the Dean of Law, Professor Grace Ogonda Akolokwu , drew a distinguished audience to the Barr. Nyesom Wike Senate Building on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, and immediately set the tone for a deep legal and socio-economic interrogation of land as both a source of wealth and a crucible of conflict in Nigeria. In his opening remarks, the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Isaac Zeb-Obipi, framed land as the bedrock upon which all other resources are built, emphasizing that while its ownership remains invaluable, it is persistently entangled in disputes that...
