NBC to resolve Edo, Kogi boundary crisis

2026-02-26 - 18:57

By Ozioruva Aliu BENIN CITY – THE National Boundary Commission (NBC) has initiated moves to resolve the boundary dispute between Edo and Kogi State as a stakeholders meeting for the resolution of the disputes was held on Thursday. A statement by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Dr. Patrick Ebojele said the meeting, presided over by the Director-General of the Commission, Surv. Adamu A. Adaji, brought together representatives of the affected states and federal technical agencies to review progress and facilitate the resumption of the stalled boundary “monumentation” exercise. The statement said the Edo State delegation was led by th Deputy Governor, Hon. Dennis Idahosa who is also the Chairman of the Edo State Boundary Committee who he said reaffirmed the state’s unwavering commitment to a peaceful, technically sound, and lawful demarcation of the boundary. Idahosa noted that the mutually agreed boundary alignment endorsed in 2006 remains a critical milestone and provides a solid legal and technical foundation for concluding the exercise. He emphasized the urgent need to address factors that previously hindered completion of the monumentation and called for its immediate resumption in the interest of affected communities. He said the technical briefings presented at the meeting confirmed among others that the Internal Boundary Technical Committee (IBTC) approved the Edo/Kogi boundary in 2006 using Legal Notice 126 of 1954. “Both states had earlier adopted the mutually agreed boundary alignment. This includes the monumentation commenced in 2007 before being disrupted by community resistance in some sectors. “These confirmations reinforce Edo State’s long-standing position that the boundary framework already exists and only requires completion of the monumentation process. “The resolutions reached at the meeting further strengthened the pathway toward final demarcation. He said the Commission will interface with Edo State to make arrangements for the early resumption of monumentation.