Skip to main content
Alliance Internationale des Habitants ›› Campagne Zéro Expulsion ›› Expulsions Zéro au Nigeria
Mr. C. W. Enwefah is the Secretary-General of the National Union of Tenants of Nigeria, a leading NGO responsible for housing right advocacy in the country. In an interview held on 1st June 2009 with the Weekly Star, a Nigerian-based newspaper publication, the Secretary-General explains the mindset of his organization on the demolitions carried out in Port Harcourt by the Rivers State Government. Excerpts of the interview are as follow:
Mrs Gift George, women leader in Abonema Wharf community addressing the media during the Social Action organised press briefing on Wednesday, 27th January, 2010.
Social Action in collaboration with Stakeholder Democracy Network (SDN) organised a press briefing at Abonema wharf community on Wednesday to once again draw attention to the plights of the over 200,000 people that would be displaced and rendered homeless.
View the pictures on the demolitions carried out in Port Harcourt
(March 18 2009)
African Commission on Human and People\'s Rights Decision 155-96 on Nigeria (2001).pdf 751,60 kB
Recollection visit SERAC Port Harcourt on demolitions (2009).pdf 16,35 kB
Concluding Observations UN ESCR Committee on Nigeria (1998).pdf 91,06 kB
One of the De-roofed buildings in Njemanze Street, Port Harcourt
This Report is given based on follow-up activity by the National Union of Tenants of Nigeria, which includes visits to the area and interviews with the affected persons. The Report will be update to include the living conditions of the affected and suggestions on how they could be assisted to alleviate their plights and prevent a reoccurrence.
Photo-Report on Njemanze Street demolition (6-7 November 2009) by: National Union of Tenants of NigeriaThe destruction of Njemanze Street that lasted till Saturday 7th November 2009, razed down several buildings, including living houses, commercial premises and religious places, which provided accommodation to over 15,000 users notably residential tenants, business owners and church worshippers.
Maison située sur Njemanze Road destinée à la démolition
Amnesty International a appris qu'au Nigeria, dans l'État de Rivers, des centaines de personnes sont chassées de chez elles en raison d'un projet immobilier commercial. Les habitants de Njemanze Road, à Port Harcourt, vont perdre leur logement si les démolitions prévues pour cette semaine par les autorités locales ont bien lieu.
28/03/2009 Nairobi
Appeal for assistance by Motor, Mechanics, Technicians & Motor Spare Dealers Association Port Harcourt (2008).pdf 546,81 kB
Appeal to UN-Habitat about Port Harcourt evictions (2008).pdf 1,12 MB
COHRE letter to Nigeria and River Satte governemnet against evictions and demolitions in Port Harcourt (200).pdf 135,54 kB
Here you could find the architectural design of the Silverbird project, for which upto one-third of Port Harcourt population is to be rendered homeless and jobless come April 2009.
This blueprint is for proposed alternative to waterfront demolition and presented by Abonnema Wharf Community House Owners Association consequent to the state government’s plan to demolish all waterfronts in Port Harcourt for development.
12 March 2009Sabon Lugbe is a settlement near Airport road. The demolitions started on the 9th of March 2009 and will continue until all the non-indigenous houses are destroyed. On Friday 13 march it was still continuing. Two weeks before the demolitions started officers from FCDA came to the settlement to announce that the demolitions would start on the 9th of March. Members of the community then went to the court to call for an injunction. While they were waiting for a court injunction to stop the demolitions; the Development Control Department already gave the go-ahead and the demolitions started on Monday the 9th of March, 2009. On Wednesday morning the 11th they still had not heard from the lawyer.
Population estimate of areas threatened with forced evictions in Port Harcourt, Nigeria (2009).pdf 100,55 kB
Alors que les démolitions de Port Harcourt ont pris une étendue incontrôlable en 2008, l'Union nationale des locataires du Nigeria a demandé et obtenu une injonction de la Cour Suprême Fédérale du Nigeria contre le Gouvernement de l’Etat de Rivers, parti contrevenant, pour faire respecter les droits de ses membres à un logement adéquat. La dite injonction a été renforcée par une clause de la constitution qui suspend toutes les affaires ou actions relatives ou liées à l’objet du procès jusqu’à la décision finale de la cour.
Activists of the Moscow City Council with the support of the Left Front held a picket at the Embassy of Nigeria
Today, on December 4, Mossovet and Left Front activists held a picket by the Nigeria embassy. They stood with posters saying “Nigerian inhabitants, we are with you!” and “No to lawless evictions!” After a while, a delegation of three activists entered the building to give the ambassador a letter on behalf of Mossovet.
La alianza internacional de los habitantes y la sociedad civil mexicana exige a la embajada de Nigeria alto a los desalojos y a la masacre de la población en Rivers
On 3rd December 2009, a committee of urban organizations in Mexico comprising UCISV-VER, Unión Popular Valle Gomez, El Barzón Juridico, the Housing Defense Council (Consejo de Defensa de la Vivienda – CDV), Coordinadora de Colonias Unidas de Oaxaca, the International Alliance of Inhabitants, the Operational Center of Housing and Population (COPEVI) and the Center for Ecumenical Studies gathered at the Nigerian Embassy to demand an end to the evictions in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, with a statement signed by the leaders of 31 urban social organizations, the national Secretary of Housing and federal representatives.
Buenos Aires-Embajada de la República Federal de Nigeria
La Alianza Internacional de Habitantes y la sociedad civil argentina exige a través de una carta de protesta a la embajada de Nigeria frente a los desalojos y la masacre de la población en Port Harcourt, en Rivers
Protest against evictions in Nigeria, Palestine and Israel, Nigerian Embassy, Tel Aviv, Israel
Protest against evictions in Nigeria, Palestine and Israel: Tel Aviv, April 26 2009
עברית אחרי אנגלית
In Nigeria, Palestine, Israel and the rest of the world, all people have the right for a roof above their head – a right that is taken by governments.
Appel à une action solidaire internationale
Pour briser le silence qui entoure le sort de millions de personnes et faire pression sur les institutions internationales pour qu'elles s'acquittent de leur devoir, la Campagne Zéro Expulsions au Nigéria lance un Appel, non seulement aux autorités nigériennes, mais également à ONU-Habitat, l'Union Européenne,l'Union Africaine, le G8, le FMI et la Banque Mondiale.
Briser le silence, arrêter les expulsions forcées et rétablir le droit au logement au Nigeria !
Nous, associations d'habitants, réseaux internationaux, groupes de bénévoles, ONG, organismes publics, citoyens du monde, exprimons notre indignation et dénonçons les expulsions forcées massives, passées et présentes, de plus d’un million de personnes à Port Harcourt par le gouvernement de River State (Nigeria), depuis juin 2008.
Ces expulsions, qui sont une violation honteuse des lois nationales et internationales, sont la conséquence des démolitions essentiellement liées à la mise en œuvre de l' « embellissement de la ville » ainsi que du projet « Silverbird Show-time » par une société de divertissement privée.
En outre, le gouvernement nigérian procède à d'autres expulsions massives pour appliquer le FTC Master Plan à Abuja, ainsi que la privatisation dees logements publics.
Par conséquent, nous condamnons ces violences et nous appelons :
Le Gouvernement du Nigeria et le Gouvernement de River State :
La Communauté Internationale (G8, états créanciers, FMI, Banque Mondiale et autres institutions financières) :
Les Nations Unies, l'Union Africaine et l'Union Européenne à prendre immédiatement les mesures suivantes :
UN-Habitat :
Premiers signataires de la Campagne nigérienne Zéro Expulsions:
National Union of Tenants of Nigeria
International Alliance of Inhabitants
Aye Aye Win, Dignity International
Ted Anana, Urban Poor Associates – Philippines
Habitat International Coalition (HIC)
Environnement Développement Action (ENDA)
Catherine Peyge, Mayor Bobigny, France
Osman El Kheir, Arc.Peace – Sudan
Esther Alvarez, CENCA – Peru
Tiffany Gardner, NESRI - United States
Vincenzo Simoni, Unione Inquilini - Italy
Clement Karine, Institute "Collective Action" - Russian Federation
Cristina Reynals, FEDEVI - Argentina
Fernando Ojeda, Red de Habitat – Argentina
Abu Rayhan Al-Beeroonee, Shelter for the Poor - Bangladesh
Marilina Marichal, CAES - Paraguay
Lucia Maria Moraes, Relatora Nacional do Direito Humano à Moradia Adequada e Terra Urbana – Brazil
Nelson Saule Junior, conselheiro do Conselho Nacional das Cidades – Brasil
Juan José Diez De Medina, Asociaciòn Boliviana de Cultura - Derechos Fundamentales ABC-DF - Bolivia
Annie Pourre, Ozel Derya, No Vox Network - France/Bangladesh
Jean-BaptisteEyraud , Droit Au Logement – France
Eddy van Sevenant, Amnesty International - Belgium
Yves Cabannes, Chair of Development Planning Development Planning Unit, University College - UK
Suivant » 1 2 3 4 5
