Share/Tsaragi: Kwara govt advocates permanent demarcation

Date: 2016-12-09

The Kwara State Government has stressed the need for permanent demarcation of disputed areas to stem crisis relating to land in the State and in the Country.

The State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed made the call on Thursday in Ilorin while receiving the Director General, National Boundary Commission, Dr. Mohammed Ahmad, and his team who were on an advocacy-appeal visit to the State.

Governor Ahmed who was represented by his Deputy, Elder Peter Kisira, reiterated the commitment of the State government in encouraging negotiated settlement of land and boundary disputes in preference to litigation.

The Governor said the issues of landboundary dispute between Share and Tsaragi communities started over four decades ago with various efforts made by previous administrations including the present to ensure final settlement of the dispute.

He stated that the state government in ameliorating the suffering of the victims instituted an administrative panel of enquiry headed by the Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, to find out the remote and immediate cause of the crisis and proffer lasting solution to forestall further occurrences.

The Committee, Governor Ahmed noted that has submitted it's report ?and has been implemented adding that a Judicial Commission of Enquiry was also set up to determine the extent of damages and suggest how to cushion the effects of the loses ?and has since submitted it's report and white paper on it is under implementation.

He stressed that government has equally followed it up with the constitution of ImplementationReconciliation C?ommittee made up of traditional rulers and other opinion leaders aimed at finding a lasting solution to the dispute.

Earlier, the Director General, National Boundary Commission, Dr Mohammed Ahmad had briefed the ?Governor on the activities and actions taken by the Commission to solve various issues involving the State and it's neighboring States.

Dr Ahmad said the Commission received several petitions on the age-long inter-government boundary dispute between Share and Tsaragi Communities.

He therefore ?explained that the Commission was in the State towards finding lasting solution to the problems even as he appealed to the State government to support the State Boundary Committee to participate actively in the programme of activities that would be jointly agreed on the EduIfelodun Inter-Local government boundary.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Sulyman Tejidini     Aso-ofi     Ilorin Muslim Community     Jumoke Gafar     Markaz Arabic And Islamic Training Institute, Agege     Abdulfatai Salman Baakini     20 Billion Bond     Ubandawaki     Al-Hikmah Radio     Dunmade     Abioye Bello     Ekiti     Ilorin Descendants Progressive Union     Idris Amosa Oladipo Saidu     Boko Haram     Transition Implementation Committee     College Of Education     Abdullahi Imam Abdullahi     Adijat Adebiyi     Abdullahi Saadudeen Alikinla     GGDSS Pakata     Oju Ekun Sarumi     Hajj     Imam Gambari     Niguel Gallando Marcias     Adamu Jemilat-Baki     Ayodele Shittu     Bola Magaji     Ibrahim Oniye     Kwara Primary Health Care Development Agency     IEDPU     Ilorin Emirate Stakeholders Forum     Raliat Islamic Foundation     New Nigeria People’s Party     Solomon Edojah     Arca Santa     Balogun Fulani     Dele Belgore     PharmAccess Foundation     FERMA     Yusuf AbdulRasheed     Olukotun Of Ikotun     Convocation Ceremonies     Idowu Aremu     Ahmed Ayinla Jimoh     Computer Based Test     JSSCE     Okanlawon Taiwo     Bayo Ajia     Sodiya     Azeez Salawu     Iyabo Dupe Adekeye     Yusuf Abdulkadir     NURTW     Tunji Olawuyi     George Innih     Kupchi Hosea Maxwell     Muhammad Yahya     Oyin-Zubair     Nurudeen Mohammed     Federal Polytechnic Offa     Rex Olawoye     NTA Ilorin     Isiaka Rafiu Mope     Saba Mamman Daniel     TETFUND     Solomon Edoja     MalHub     Abdulmajeed Abdullahi     Pius Abioje     Wahab Abayawo     Musa Alhassan Buge     Mohammed Lawal     Muyideen Ajani Bello     Yusuf Abubakar     Muhammed Taofeeq Abdulrazaq     Sulyman Abdulkareem    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Baboko     Adesoye College     Alimi     Abdulrasheed Akogun     Third Estate     Afin Descendants Union Of Odo-Owa     Yakub Ali-Agan     IPSAS     Musa Yeketi     Ilorin East     Bashir Badawi     Omoniyi Ayinla     Geri-Alimi Split Diamond Interchange     UTME     Ejidongari     Ilorin Airport     ANCOPPS     Emmanuel Bello     Iyiola Oyedepo     Gbugbu     Aisha Gobir     Mohammed Saidu     Saka Saadu     National Information Technology Development Agency     BIR     Igosun     Raimi Iyanda     Rotimi Atere     Onilorin     11th Galadima     Ajia-Bako     Joseph Daudu     Okedare     Chief Imam Of Ilorin     Savannah Centre For Diplomacy, Democracy And Development     Suleiman Alege Kuranga     Rapheal Ashaolu     Olateju Lukman     Federal College Of Education (Special), Afon     Ahmed Bayero     Diagnostic Centre     Mufti Of Ilorin     Olabode Towoju     Afusat Nike Ibrahim     TVC Female National Debate     Yahaya A Paniyaro     Theophilus Oyebiyi     Idris Garuba     Maryam Nurudeen     Isiaka Oniwa     Amina El-Imam     Kwara Poly     Emir Of Yashikira     Danladi     Abubakar Usman Jos     Oyelere Oyinloye     Alaaya     Taofeeq Olateju     Vasolar Consortium     Shade Omoniyi     Sheikh Ariyibi     Jawondo     Bayo Onimago     Pilgrims Board     Oluwole Dupe     Ilorin Innovation Hub     Toun Okewale-Sonaiya     John Mayokun Dada     Ashiru     Tunji Moronfoye     Alfa Belgore     Kolawole Bashirat     Otuka     Dunmade     Temi Kolawole     Shuaib Olarongbe     Susan Modupe Oluwole