National Boundary Commission Moves To Resolve Dispute Between Ekiti, Kwara, Meets Experts

By Ayodele Oni

The National Boundary Commission, (NBC) has moved to resolve the lingering border dispute between Ekiti and Kwara states to ensure lasting peace.

Declaring open of a technical meeting of experts on the Ekiti/Kwara states in Abuja on Monday, the Director General of NBC, Adamu Adaji noted that the boundary has received intervention from states and the commission overtime.

He pointed out that the legal instrument has some ambiguities which have made it difficult to trace some of the affected borders.

According to him, some of the identified boundaries where there are currently disputes, are better resolved by state boundary commissions which are closer to affected communities.

The Director General commended the efforts of the deputy governor’s of the two States of Ekiti and Kwara towards resolution of the interstate boundary dispute and encouraged them to do more.

The director, internal boundary department, Emmanuel Bulus urged participants to find practicable solution for the resolution of outstanding issues on the boundary.

He noted that there has been a long gap in interstate boundary activities with the last action held in 2013.

The meeting agreed that background information on the grey areas should be extracted through research activities to determine root causes of boundary disputes.

Surveyor Generals of Ekiti and Kwara states agreed to meet, sensitized aggrieved communities and work towards resolution of the dispute before the end of the year.