14 March 2008
Lagos — Nigeria yesterday called on members of the internationalcommunity, to assist in the resettlement of its citizens in Bakassi region.
Prince Bola Ajibola, Leader of Nigeria delegation to the Cameroon-Nigeria Mixed Commission, made the call at the opening of the 21st meeting in Yaounde.
He said, "activities are on-going in the New Bakassi within Akpabuyo Local Govt Area of Nigeria, being the new resettlement for Nigerians formerly in Bakassi.
Now is the time to call on members of the International Community to further extend their goodwill, by donating generously toward this worthy cause.
"The time has come to embark on visiting many of our development partners and donor countries, to further seek international support for the implementation and completion of the ongoing demarcation of boundaries.
We hope that very soon, necessary action will be taken on this matter," he said.Ajibola noted that Mixed Commission had been able to move from rhetorics to action, in its quest to establish peace between the two countries.
He said both countries had been able to demonstrate to the international community that they could resolve boundary dispute amicably.Ajibola, who said phases one and two of the field exercise had been concluded, added that phase three, being the last, would be addressed at the end of the 21st meeting.
"It is hoped that the 21st session of the Mixed Commission will advance the fulfilment of our mandate, with regard to issues pertaining to our on-going field assessment on the land boundary. It is also hoped that issues pertaining to theremaining aspects of maritime boundary will bediscussed and concluded during this session,"Ajibola assured.
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