Oyo, Ogun move to end lingering boundary disputes

THE Oyo and Ogun state governments, have resolved to set up a 14-man technical committee to look into the lingering boundary disputes involving some communities of the two states.

The committee, to be headed by Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice of Oyo State, Mr Seun Abimbola, is mandated to recommend solutions to the boundary dispute between Ijio settlement, Iwajowa Local Government of Oyo State and Moriwi community, Imeko-Afon Local Government Area of Ogun State.

Another bone of contention is the long drawn battle over Bakatari and Eleso boundary villages between Ido Local Government Area, Oyo State and Odeda Local Government Area, Ogun State.

Also up for consideration is the boundary dispute between Ibarapa Central local government area, Oyo State and Abeokuta North Local Government Area, Ogun State over Bansa.

The two state governments, led by their deputy governors, Mr Moses Adeyemo of Oyo and Mrs Yetunde Onanuga of Ogun, reached this decision to set up a technical committee, at Western Hall, Secretariat, Ibadan, after advancing their cases on the disputed matter.

Laying claim to the resolutions of the 1996 Declaration of a joint consultative committee on the matter, the Oyo State government argued that Bakatari, Eleso, Arigbede and surrounding villages had been declared to be in Oyo State.

Speaking, Adeyemo said the resolution had not been implemented due to the failure of the joint survey team of the Federal Government and the two states to properly demarcate and survey the entire boundaries of the two states.