Lagos Dep. Gov. urges establishment of boundary committees
By Oluwatope Lawanson
L-R: Representative of Director-General, National Boundary Commission, Mr Nicholas Emowele, Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr Obafemi Hamzat and Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Local Government and Community Affairs, Mrs Kikelomo Sanyaolu
Dr Obafemi Hamzat, Lagos State Deputy Governor, has called for establishment of functional Boundary Committees in Local Government Areas across the country to curb incessant communal clashes.
Hamzat made the call on Tuesday, in Lagos at an advocacy visit by a delegation from the National Boundary Commission.
The deputy governor said it was important for the national boundary commission to create committees at the local government levels that would aid easy identification of boundaries.
This, he said, would go a long way in attending to communal issues before it degenerated into crisis.
According to him, there is no need for communal clashes if all states and local government areas in the country know their boundaries.
He stated that such could only be achieved with the kind assistance and support of the commission.
The deputy governor noted that there was need for a functional pillar emplacement on interstate boundaries by the commission.
Hamzat explained that the importance of demarcation and pillars for proper identification to stop communal clashes among states was necessary otherwise, there would be clashes.
Hamzat assured that the state government would continue to work with and support the commission in achieving its set goals and objectives.
Earlier, the Director-General, national boundary commission, Adamu Adaji, represented by the Director, Internal Boundaries, Mr Nicholas Emowele, urged Lagos state government to direct and support the active participation of the state in the agency’s quest for speedy execution of the programme and projects involving the state.
Adaji said due to the slow pace of progress on some of the boundaries, there was need for the government to direct the active participation of the Lagos state team planned fieldwork of the pillar emplacement on the interstate boundary.
(NAN)
