C'River strikes to finish 20-year Ebom-Ebijaghara disaster

The disaster has lasted over 20 years leaving an rising demise toll and destruction of properties.

Deputy Governor Peter Odey disclosed this yesterday throughout a gathering with group leaders and safety stakeholders on the Government House in Calabar, the place he outlined additional plans to revive peace and facilitate the return of displaced Ebijaghara residents to their ancestral properties.

Odey, who chairs the State Boundary Committee, mentioned a reviewed report and White Paper from a committee led by Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba would information the federal government’s efforts to resolve the dispute.

He recognized the continued building of the Bahumono street community as one of many suggestions being applied, including that the federal government was decided to stop additional lack of lives and destruction of property.

The Deputy Governor urged leaders of each communities to embrace dialogue and make compromises to finish the lingering disaster.

Earlier, the Senior State Security Adviser, Major Gen. Obono Ubi, rtd, mentioned the assembly was convened to deal with the extended displacement of Ebijaghara residents following the battle with neighbouring Ebom group.

The Chairman of Abi Local Government Area, Chief Egbala Bassey, the member representing Abi State Constituency, Davies Ettah and the Chairman of the Cross River State Traditional Rulers Council, Solomon Osim Edward, expressed assist for the peace initiative.

They pledged to assist the federal government’s reconciliation and rehabilitation efforts to revive peaceable coexistence between the communities.

The assembly was attended by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Anthony Owan-Enoh, conventional rulers, group representatives, safety officers and different authorities representatives.