Governor Francis Nwifuru | File Image
By Nweze Anaga,
Abakaliki
Ebonyi State government has threatened to takeover a disputed land between Umuobor, Akaeze; and Ogwor, Ishiagu in Ivo Local Government Area if the natives fail to resolve it in the next two weeks.
Governor Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru issued the warning at a meeting with stakeholders of the two communities in his office at the Government House, Abakaliki.
For some time now, both communities had been embroiled in a communal clash over the Elueke parcel of land, a development that has constituted a threat to the peace of the state.
The governor also urged them to sheathe swords and embrace peace even as he declared that the disputed Elueke land remains a buffer zone.
“I called for this meeting to reconcile the aggrieved brothers of Akaeze and Ishiagu Communities in Ivo Local Government Area. Peace is all about give and take. We are all here to make sacrifices and submit to the will of the people.
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“What the people want is peace, law and order and that is the mandate they gave me.
“It is very shameful that the people of Umobor and Ogwor have allowed wars to tier them apart.
“Ordinarily, you should not have allowed third parties to come in between your problems.
“You may not know the meaning of the peace you enjoy until you lose it; that is when you will know the meaning of absence of peace,” the governor said.
The governor however constituted a committee to visit the boundary and work out modalities for peaceful resolution of the crisis.
The committee comprises two Village Heads, one youth leader from each of the communities; five Elders each; the Council Chairman, two Development Centre Coordinators; Executive Council Members from the Council as well as Security Agencies.
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