Rédaction Africa Links 24 with New Dawn
Published on 2024-03-12 01:32:00
Maureen Lavonne Shaw, a senior partisan of the Unity Party and a renowned women leader in Montserrado County Electoral District#7, has come forward with accusations against former Senator Steven Zargo of Lofa County. She claims that he forcibly took possession of her two lots of land along ELWA highway in Paynesville. The land in question was originally purchased by her late mother, Eugenia A. Cooper, from her uncle, Roland H. Cooper, back in 1983.
According to Mrs. Shaw, there were adjoining property owners mentioned in her late mother’s deeds, and anyone interested in buying the property should have inquired. Unfortunately, former Senator Zargo did not bother to do so and began construction on the premises without permission. Mrs. Shaw has been appealing to him for the past six years, and even the Land Commissioner has intervened on her behalf.
The Liberia Land Authority conducted a survey on the land and invited all adjacent parties to bring their deeds and technical diagrams to support their claims. While multiple parties presented their documentation, including Mr. Obinna Nwali, Ma Leemu, Ma Martha, the nearest Police Station, the Community Chairman, and others, former Senator Zargo failed to show up or provide any deed for the property he claims to own. Surveyors identified that the two lots on which Mr. Zargo’s house stands actually belong to Mrs. Shaw’s late mother.
Despite repeated attempts to reach out to Mr. Zargo, including letters from her lawyer and personal appeals, there has been no response from the former Senator. Mrs. Shaw emphasizes the importance of moral character, especially for public servants, and urges Mr. Zargo to consider the widows and orphans in line with International Women’s Day celebrations. She is open to negotiating the sale of the land to settle the dispute.
Although Mrs. Shaw does not seek to reclaim the property or the house built on it, she insists that Mr. Zargo should acknowledge the rightful ownership of the land and purchase it from her. The confirmatory survey conducted by the Liberia Land Authority supports her claim, but she lacks the financial means to hire a lawyer for legal representation. Despite this, she is willing to sell the land to Mr. Zargo if he is open to negotiations.
When contacted for comments, former Senator Zargo did not respond to calls from The NEW DAWN. Mrs. Shaw’s plea for a resolution to the dispute remains unanswered as she hopes for a peaceful resolution to the land ownership issue.
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