Sambo receives report on Bakassi

The Vice President, Architect Mohammed Namadi Sambo, has assured Nigerians that government would look at the Bakassi Report with a view to implementing the relevant areas that are of benefit to Nigeria.
Sambo was speaking on Thursday during the presentation of the report of the committee chaired by the Deputy Governor of Cross River State, Efiok Cobham, at the State House, Abuja.
The Vice President remarked that government was aware of the schedule of completion of the committee’s task, which is sometimes within the year, and that government was looking at the re-inauguration of the implementation committee. He further stressed that government would look at the report favourably.
Sambo thanked the committee for working diligently and in-depth to look at the problems of the Bakassi people.
Speaking earlier, Cobham stated that the committee worked within its mandate and examined issues that bordered on legal, technical and socio-economic factors.
He expressed his appreciation of the selection of members that served in the committee and thanked government for the opportunity given to them to contribute their quota to national development.
The chairman noted that the committee made far reaching recommendations such that when implemented, the report would go a long way in resolving the lingering issues as outlined.
Present at the occasion were the Minister of Interior, Abba Moro; the Director-General, National Boundary Commission, Senator Florence Ita-Giwa; and the Executive Secretary, Border Communities Commission, Engineer Numoipre Mills.