Heads of Nationwide Boundary Commissions in West Africa are holding a three-day seminar to sort out territorial challenges among the many West African states collectively.
Addressing the commissioners, the Minister for International Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey stated it is going to assist tackle widespread safety challenges throughout the area.
Upholding inherited boundaries isn’t just a authorized crucial below worldwide legislation, however a necessary path for preserving the territorial integrity of West African states.
Although a lot effort lies forward, there may be the necessity to collectively keep the territorial integrity of post-colonial states and promote peaceable coexistence by way of adherence to worldwide authorized rules.
The African Union has embraced these rules to make sure stability and deal with broader objectives of unity and improvement.
Madam Ayorkor Botchway believes the three-day assembly will present a singular platform to interact in significant discussions on efforts in the direction of cross-border administration, challenges and alternatives of member states in addition to discover methods to coordinate mechanisms and create synergies that can facilitate the creation of successfully managed boundaries and borders essential for commerce, cultural trade, and cooperation.
She continued that such a gathering can even facilitate the forging of partnerships and methods essential for shaping the way forward for our boundary infrastructure administration within the West Africa Area.
It is because Nationwide Boundary Commissions or Nationwide Boundary Buildings play an important function in strengthening regional cooperation and addressing complicated border administration challenges she stated.
She reaffirmed that sustaining shared boundaries, is pivotal for guaranteeing regional safety, fostering financial development, combating cross-border crimes corresponding to smuggling, human trafficking, and terrorism, and facilitating initiatives just like the African Continental Free Commerce Space (AfCFTA) and attracting international investments throughout the West Africa area.
The Commissioner Basic of the Ghana Boundary Fee, Main Basic Emmanuel Wekem Kotia, in an tackle stated the assembly will draw up modalities for the institution of a coordination mechanism between nationwide and regional actors for higher articulation implementation of border governance methods and managing boundaries.
He stated the commissioners will decide to sharing data and safety intelligence that’s sensible for the enrolment of different West African states to ascertain their boundary fee.
The Commissioner Basic of Nigeria Boundary Fee, Adamu Adaji revealed that the Nigerian Fee was established in 1987 and remained one of many first establishments to resolve worldwide boundary points.
He said that the assembly of West African commissioners is well timed since it’s going to tackle rising insecurity within the West African sub-region.
The Director of Free Motion and Tourism on the ECOWAS Fee, Albert Siaw -Boateng, urged the commissioners to assist strengthen collaboration and institutionalize protocols that help the free motion of individuals, commerce, and capital.
The assembly was supported by the German Company for Worldwide Cooperation (GIZ) and the Swiss Cooperation.
BY KINGSEY ADUSEI- AMAKYE ONUA TV/3NEWS
