The Ebonyi State Commissioner for Justice and Attorney General, Dr. Ben Odoh, has expresse state government readiness in restoring peace to all waring communities in the state.
Odoh stated this on Wednesday at the Old Executive Council Chamber, Government House, Abakaliki, during a sensitization meeting with the stakeholders of Ishinkwo Community of Onicha Local Government Area of the state.
The meeting was convened to pave way to the signing of peace pact to end the over one hundred and eleven (111) age long land dispute between Abaomege and Ishinkwo Communities.
The Attorney General, who is also the Chairman, Government White Paper Implementation Committee on the Abaomege and Ishinkwo conflict, assured that the committe will implement to the later, all recommendations contained in the already gazetted White Paper to ensure total restoration of peace in the troubled Communities.
He urged the traditional rulers, leaders and stakeholders to be on the same page with Government to achieve a lasting peace in the area.
According to him, the essence of the meeting was to prepare their minds in preparation for signing of peace pact on Friday, noting that the committee had earlier met with Abaomege people on the same issue.
“This committee is an implementation committee of white paper on Abaomege/ Ishinkwor crisis.
“Just as the name implies, we are not alternative dispute resolution committee, we are not fact-finding committee, we are not an appeal court or quasi committee, we are implementation committee.
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“I am holding unto uncertainty with passionate conviction that this crisis between the good people of Abaomege and Ishinkwor that has lasted for 111 years will come to an end”, he stated.
The traditional ruler of Ishinkwor community, HRH Jehoshaphat Nnanna commended the state government for it’s efforts in resolving the age-long crisis.
He assured that the community will give all the necessary support to the government to find permanent solution to the crisis.
Recall that the Abaomege boundary dispute which has lasted for one hundred and eleven years (111) yrs had left scores dead and unquantifiable property destroyed.
