RSG Poised To Resolve All Boundary-Related Issues  ~  Ikuru

Rivers State Government says it is poised at resolving all boundary-related issues in order to sustain the relative peace existing in the State.

The State Deputy Governor and Chairman of the State Boundary Commission, Engr. Tele Ikuru, said this while inaugurating the Technical Committee on Bukuma/Tombia Boundary Demarcation Exercise in Government House, Port Harcourt.

Acknowledging that boundary-related matters "from time immemorial have been a difficult one”, Engr. Ikuru. however, promised that the Governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi administration in the State is determined to "demarcate the various boundaries in the State and resolve issues surrounding them, adding that it is with a view to averting situations that could generate into crisis that sometimes result in wanton destruction of lives and property.

The Deputy Governor assured that the State Boundary Commission under his leadership would continue to be forthright and impartial in its decisions, charging the committee members to toe the same path and be fair to all parties concerned, while warning the Bukuma and Tombia communities to assure the process by watching their words and actions in order to avoid compromising the exercise.

Responding, Chairman of the committee and the State Commissioner for Lands, Barr. Ezemonye Ezekiel-Amadi, thanked the Deputy Governor for the confidence reposed in the committee members, assuring that they would expedite the process in order to complete the  exercise  within   the  stipulated   six  weeks,   pledging  that  all   issues   related   to the Bukuma/Tombia boundary would be adequately addressed at the end of the exercise.

Also speaking, Chairman of the Degema Local Government Area, Mr. Ibigoni Pokima, expressed appreciation to Governor Chibuike Amaechi, his deputy, Engr. Tele Ikuru, the State Boundary commission and all other stakeholders for initiating the process, saying he is optimistic that the issues at stake would be resolved, assuring that the Local Government Council would provide all the necessary factors to make the exercise successful.

Other members of the committee are Special Assistant to the Deputy Governor on Legal Matters, Barr. Joy Jack, representative of the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Surveyors Wenike Iroanusi and Festus Epelle from the State Ministry of Lands and Survey, Vice Chairman of Degema Local Government Council, Mr. Ibiere Duke, and two other representatives from the Council, three representatives from each of the two communities, representatives of the State Security Service (SSS), the Nigeria Police and the Joint Military Task Force (JTF), while Mr. Lucky Atangsi of the State Boundary Commission will serve as Secretary of the committee.###