Ebonyi state government has flagged off official land delineation processes between the people of Ndiezeoke and Ndiakparata communities in Izzi local government area of the state to guarantee return of absolute peace in the area after 17 years of land dispute.
Governor Francis Nwifuru during the flag off pledged the State government’s resolve to ensure peace reigns among all autonomous communities in 13 local government areas of the state to ensure rapid development.
Nwifuru represented by the Commissioner for Boarder Peace and Conflict Resolution Professor Paul Nwobashi charged the people to abide by terms of the process to ensure return of absolute peace in the area.
According to Nwifuru,Following several visits to the crisis torn communities , investigations and findings by the Ministry of Boarder Peace and Conflict Resolutions,the disputed land was shared in the ratio of 19.5 and 15 hectares to Ndiakparata and Ndiezeoke respectively.
“Give peace a chance for rapid development. I advise all to embrace peace for a greater Ebonyi state.
“Unnecessary scramble for land is the cause of the indiscriminate land disputes in our agrarian state.
“Live peacefully with your neighbors because land acquisition by conquest is no more invoke.
“There is no need fighting your neighboring communities because they are few, with intension of taking their land”, Nwifuru advised.
Representatives of the communities Dr John Elom and David Nwogbaga expressed great joy for the delineation and return of peace in the domain and assured continuous peaceful coexistence.
They thanked the peace loving Governor of Ebonyi state Francis Nwifuru and prayed God to give him more wisdom and good health to pilot affairs of the state to more greater heights.
The communities used the opportunity to pledge their support for Governor Nwifuru ‘s re-election bid for second tenure in 2027.
Recall that the two communities had been in crisis following disagreement over ownership of about 35 hectares of a fertile swamp land since 2009 which led to destruction of properties worth millions of naira, hence the need for demarcation .
