President
Paul Biya of Cameroon, yesterday sent a special delegation to meet
President Goodluck Jonathan at the State House, Abuja on issues bordering
mutual relationship and African brotherhood. It would be recalled that the two
countries were at loggerheads over the ownership of the oil-rich Bakassi
Peninsular until the International Court of Justice awarded the area to
Cameroon.
There have been agitations lately by
stakeholders, including the National Assembly, who asked the Federal Government
to appeal the ruling before the time limit allowed for appeal expired.
But the government ruled out the
option, saying there were no new facts that could warrant the appeal.
There have also been reported cases of
abuse of Nigerians living in the area since the ICJ verdict.
The three-man delegation include the
country’s Deputy Prime Minister, Ahmadu Ali; Cameroonian Ambassador to Nigeria,
Abbas Iya Ibrahima; and the Minister of Foreign Affairs and African
Cooperation, Jean Nguta.
The delegation told Jonathan that Biya
was interested in working hand-in-hand with him to sort out all issues that
border on the common interests of the two countries.
The Cameroonian leader was also said
to have expressed his willingness to further promote and strengthen
relationship between the two countries.
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