08/11/2021
Abadam Chairman Attend Boundary Meeting in Maiduguri.
.. A paper presented at the Bilateral Committee's Meeting for the Border Cooperation Held Under The Auspieces of Nigeria=Niger Joint Commission For Cooperation From Monday 8 To Wednesday. 10 November 2021 in Maiduguri, Borno State.
Boundary Committee in collaboration with National Boundary Commission holds a 3 day interactive session/field Abadam Chairman Attend Boundary Meeting in Maiduguri.
Boundary Committee in collaboration with National Boundary Commission holds a 3 day interactive session/field work with critical stakeholders in Border Communities in Borno State
The meeting was held on Monday at the multipurpose Hall government house, Maiduguri, chaired by Borno Duputy Governor H.E Hon.Umar Usman Kadafur who is the chairman of the committee.
The Executive Chairman of Abadam Local Government Council, Ably represented by His Vice Hon. Abacha Modu, Atend the Meeting, together with Alhaji Maidugu Yasku, Director of General Service and Administration - DGSA, two District Head of Abadam and Foguwa, village Heads, Alhaji Kyaria Gambo Chairman Of Farmers Borno State Chapter and among others.
Borno State is sharing border with three french speaking counties, namely, cameroun, Chad and Nigar republics. Along borders of these countries are Abadam, Gwoza, Kukawa, Mobbar, Marte, Ngala, Kala Balge, Bama and Monguno local government areas.
The communities in these local governments have very long history of settlement and ethnic groupings. Most of them, if not have stayed in their ancestral communities for more than 200 years.
Very unfortunately, All of them are devoid of social amenities such as electricity, clean water supply, motorable roads, health facilities, security protection and the rest.
Because of lack of these amenities our communities at the border are subjected to hardship and forced to travel to the neighboring countries.
The following needs of the border communities should be looked into with seriousness
1. Provision of Adequate Security personnel
2. Continuation of Oil Exploration
3. Provision of infrastructural facilities
4. Re-construction of destroyed houses
5. Clearing water way's River Yobe/Reaching Lake Chad.
6. Total Border control by men of Custom and Immigration
7. Forestry tree planting through (GGW) Great Green Wall
8. Provision of Health Service/animal Vaccine.