The National Boundary Commission has reaffirmed its commitment to resolving the long-standing boundary dispute between Ekiti and Kwara states, saying the final definition of the 70-kilometre interstate boundary will improve security, facilitate infrastructure development and stimulate economic activities in the affected communities.
The commission disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday by its Head of Information, Press and Public Relations, Chinwe Udouwem.
Speaking at the Joint Meeting of Officials on the Ekiti/Kwara interstate boundary in Ado-Ekiti, the Director-General of the National Boundary Commission, Adamu Adaji, described the meeting as another milestone in efforts to resolve all outstanding issues along the shared boundary.
He explained that the current Ekiti/Kwara boundary was inherited from the former Ondo/Kwara interstate boundary and derives its legal foundation from Legal Notice No. 126 of 1954, which defined part of the boundary between the former Northern and Southern Nigeria.
According to Adaji, the commission’s intervention became necessary because of recurring communal clashes in the affected border communities, which have resulted in loss of lives, destruction of property, displacement of residents and prolonged tension.
