Cross River State Border Communities Development Commission Law 2007

Cross River State Border Communities Development Commission Law 2007 Current Version

January 2022

This is a law to provide for the establishment of the Cross River State Border Communities Development Commission and for other matters connected therewith. It establishes the Cross River State border communities’ development commission as a body corporate. The document outlines some of the functions of the commission. The commission will a) in conjunction with the relevant security agencies, take requisite steps to ensure security of border communities, undertake the comprehensive development of border communities within the State, advise the Government on Border Communities development and other related issues, consult with the border communities and advice the State Government on areas which require urgent attention in order to maintain peace and develop border communities, execute such policies, projects and programmes in border communities as the state government may direct, co-ordinate the activities of all relevant Ministries, Departments and Agencies in the implementation of Government policies and programmes for the development of border communities, plan and implement strategies towards ensuring efficient execution of projects and dispute resolution machinery within border communities.