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Akwa Ibom State Government has agaìn resolved another age-long boundary dispute between Edem Iyere in Ikono Local Government Area and Ibiaku Itu Udoh in Ibiono Ibom Local Government Area.
The peace deal was sealed with a tree-planting ceremony to demarcate the two hitherto feuding communities.
In her remarks at the event, the State Deputy Governor and Chairman of the State Boundary Committee, Senator Akon Eyakenyi, reiterated the state Governor, Umo Eno’s commitment to rural development, noting that such would not be possible in an atmosphere of rancor and disharmony.
She assured the people of the Governor’s interest in their welfare, promising that the State Boundary Committee under her watch, will continue to reconcile more communities across the State for the ARISE Agenda to succeed.
“Today we are here. Thank God nobody has been buried, although blood was spilled, nobody died. Our success here today only portrays the strong hand and involvement of God in the whole arrangement.
“Today, a lasting peace has been instituted and established to the glory of God. It is not by might nor power but by His consent. I stand here to plead, that the peace accord of today will be everlasting, from generation to generation.”
The Deputy Governor further stressed that the current administration will ensure that indigenes of the two communities are meaningfully engaged, especially, through agriculture, to stem the tide of communal clashes and other social vices.
In their separate speeches, the Member representing Ikono State Constituency, Rt. Hon. Nana Asuquo and his Ibiono Ibom counterpart, Hon. Moses Essien, showered encomiums on the Deputy Governor for living up to her responsibility as Chairman of the State Boundary Committee and committed to the maintenance of peace in their Constituencies.
Similarly, the Commissioner for Information, Comrade Ini Ememobong, appreciated the state government for brokering peace in the area and appealed for the development of the area as an effective measure against restiveness and lawlessness.
Similarly, the Paramount Rulers of Ibiono Ibom, His Royal Majesty, Okuku (Dr) Ime Udousoro Inyang, and that of Ikono, Edidem Etim Nnanna Itang, pledged to ensure that the accord between the two communities was permanent.
