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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo inaugurated the reconstituted 13-member Board of the Ghana Boundary Commission (GBC) on Tuesday, urging the body to ensure the rapid demarcation of the country’s land and maritime borders to stop the conflict with the Ghana’s neighbors.
Chaired by Mr. Kwaku Asomah-Cheremeh, Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, the Board includes Ms. Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Ms. Gloria Afua Akuffo, Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Mr. Dominic Nitiwul, Minister of Defense and Mr. Solomon Adjetey Sowah, representative of the Ministry of Energy.
The others are Ms. Paulina Susuana Naa Darkua Addy, Representative, Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Mr. Nathaniel Amonoo Wilson representative, Ministry of Transport, Mr. Sylvanus Kofi Adzornu representative, Ministry of Local Government, and Mr. Tangkpieo Benedict Dere, representative, National Security Ministry.
The remainder are Mr. Francis Tanlongo, representative, Customs, Excise and Preventive Service, Mr. Michael Enam Dordor, Representative, Ghana Institution of Surveyors, Prof. JSY Kuma, representative, Ghana Institution of Geoscientists and the representative of Dr. Eric Yeboah, Academic Institution.
In a brief ceremony at Jubilee House, Accra, President Akufo-Addo noted that over several decades, the African continent had experienced and still is experiencing a series of interstate border disputes, which had serious security implications for the countries involved. .
He referenced the findings of the Institute for Security Studies, which indicated that African maritime border disputes were less resolved in a concerted and timely manner, and that African states must prioritize border disputes over resolution, if development is to occur. vital maritime economic.
“In fact, in Ghana for five years we were embroiled in a maritime border dispute with our western neighbor Cote d’Ivoire and the ripple effect was felt on our economy,” he said.
The President stressed that the proper demarcation of Ghana’s borders with its neighbors was essential for the future socio-economic development of the country and, “That is why the reconstitution of the Commission Board is of the utmost importance.”
The Ghana Boundary Commission was created by an Act of Parliament, Act 795, passed in April 1970 and duly published on March 26, 2020.
The law directs the Commission, among others, to determine and demarcate Ghana’s land borders and delimit the country’s maritime borders in accordance with accepted principles of international law.
The Act obliges the Commission to negotiate with Ghana’s neighbors about the land or sea border between Ghana and that country, undertake the physical demarcation and study of land borders and the delimitation of maritime borders.
It is also to advise the government on international conventions related to the country’s borders and the signing and ratification of treaties related to land and maritime borders.
President Akufo-Addo urged the Board to promote more effective management of the demarcation and boundary removal process and adopt international best practices during the exercise.
“As a newly formed Board, in accordance with Law 975, the people of Ghana demand that their interests be met at all times,” he said.
He expressed optimism that the Board members would use their expertise in carrying out the mandate of the Commission.
“The task ahead is challenging… it is my expectation and I hope it is up to the task. He has my full support to take the necessary measures that allow him to be successful, ”he said.
Mr. Asomah-Cheremeh, for his part, expressed the Board’s appreciation to the President for the trust placed in them, saying that the body would ensure that the Commission functions as required by law.
He called for the necessary logistics to be provided so that the Commission could function effectively as soon as possible.
These include accommodation and office furniture, vehicles for field operations and administration, employment of the necessary personnel to lead the Commission, technical equipment for border demarcation, mapping and elimination of limitations, and salary of at least 50 employees to carry out the exercise. .
Source: peacefmonline.com
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