The Gombe and Bauchi States Boundary Committees have resolved to ensure boundaries between the two states are demarcated amicably to maintain the long term existing relationships.
The agreement was reached at a meeting convened in Abuja at the instance of the National Boundary Commission, the umpire presiding over boundary definitions, delineation and demarcation.
According to a press statement by Jack Tasha, Senior Special Assistant to the Gombe Deputy Governor, Manassah Jatau, the committees expressed the readiness to continue with the demarcation exercise.
Jatau urged the committees to identify the issues that led to the suspension of the pillar emplacement exercise.
He also called for honesty in their decision as the meeting is crucial because the decision would impact positively or negatively on the citizens along with the disputed areas.
While questioning the reason for the demarcation of Ganjuwa, Jatau noted that it should be pending.
Jatau said, “Based on the strength, support and desire of the Governors, the National Boundary Commission had a sensitisation workshop in Gombe. Not long after, the permanent embarkment of pillars started. Interstate boundary demarcation between Gombe and Yobe was successfully done. Subsequent upon that, interstate boundary demarcation, placement of pillars between Bauchi and Gombe States started with a flag off at Dukku.”