TENSION BETWEEN NIGERIA AND CAMEROON OVER OIL AND GAS RICH BAKASSI

Nigeria is dragging lrc to court again over oil and gas rich Bakassi LGA, Ambazonia

At the Centre of their grievances they say it is LRC’s non respect of terms in the Greentree Agreement signed in 2006. That LRC does not respect the agreement cannot be news to Undaunted and every bonafide Ambazonian. LRC for those who did not know has no boundary with Nigeria but Ambazonia has. LRC has stubbornly refused to go back to its internationally recognised boundaries obtained at its independence in 1960 simply because it want to exploit the Ambazonia’s Bakassi oil rich peninsular LRC has been illegally feeding fat on for over the years. LRC knows that respecting the Greentree accord will mean losing Bakassi. No greedy person like colonial LRC leaves food easily and like a stubborn fly, stubborn, greedy LRC will be buried by Ambazonia

But what were the details of the famous Agreement signed on June 15th 2006 in Greentree, New York.

Let’s take a look at

The Greentree Agreement between LRC & Nigeria as concerns Bakassi Peninsular

Article 1

Nigeria recognizes the sovereignty of Cameroon over the Bakassi Peninsula in accordance with the judgment of the International Court of Justice of 10 October 2002 in the matter of land and maritime boundary between Cameroon and Nigeria.

Cameroon and Nigeria recognize the land and maritime boundary between the two countries as delineated by the Court and commit themselves to continuing the process of implementation already begun.

Article 2

Nigeria agrees to withdraw all its armed forces from the Bakassi Peninsula within sixty days of the date of the signing of this Agreement.

If exceptional circumstances so require, the secretary-general of the United Nations may extend the period, as necessary, for a further period not exceeding a total of thirty days.

This withdrawal shall be conducted in accordance with the modalities envisaged in annex 1 to this agreement.

Article 3

1. Cameroon, after the transfer of authority to it by Nigeria, guarantees to Nigerian nationals living in the Bakassi Peninsula the exercise of the fundamental rights and freedoms enshrined in international human rights law and in other relevant provisions of international law.

2. In particular, Cameroon shall:

(a) not force Nigerian nationals living in the Bakassi Peninsula to leave the Zone or to change their nationality;

(b) respect their culture, language and beliefs;

(d) protect their property and their customary land rights;

(e) not levy in any discriminatory manner any taxes and other dues on Nigerian nationals living in the zone; and

(f) take every necessary measure to protect Nigerian nationals living in the zone from any harassment or harm.

Article 4

Annex I and the map contained in Annex II to this agreement shall constitute an integral part thereof.

No part of this agreement shall be interpreted as a renunciation by Cameroon of its sovereignty over any part of its territory.

Article 5

This agreement shall be implemented in good faith by the parties, with the good offices of the secretary-general of the United Nations, if necessary, and shall be witnessed by the United Nations, the Federal Republic of Germany, the French Republic, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America.

Article 6

A follow-up committee to monitor the implementation of this agreement is hereby established.

It shall be composed of representatives of Cameroon, Nigeria, the United Nations and the witness States.

The committees shall monitor the implementation of the agreement by the parties with the assistance of the United Nations observers of the Mixed Commission.

The follow-up committee shall settle any dispute regarding the interpretation and implementation of this agreement.

The activities of the follow-up committee shall cease at the end of the period of the special transitional regime provided for in paragraph 4 of annex I to this agreement.

Article 7

This agreement shall in no way be construed as an interpretation or modification of the judgment of the International Court of Justice of 10 October 2002, for which the agreement only sets out the modalities of implementation.

Article 8

This agreement is concluded in English and French, both texts being equally authentic.

Done at Greentree, New York, on 12 June 2006.

For the Republic of Cameroon:

Paul Biya, President

For the Federal Republic of Nigeria:

Olusegun Obasanjo, President: Olusengun Obasanjo

Witnesses

For the United Nations: Kofi Ata Annan

For the Federal Republic of Germany: H.E. Gunter Pleuger

For the United States of America: H.E. Fakie Sanders

For the French Republic: H.E. Michel Duclos

For the United Kingdom of Great Britain and N. Ireland - H.E. Koren Pierce

With this you see the entirety of the agreement on bakassi LRC’s non respect of terms!

Same way they disrespected the facts and legality surrounding the historicity of Southern Cameroons Ambazonia.

That's not all, We Have some available facts, So far we are referring to reports and statements made by individuals and politicians, the cameroonian government has not made any official statement alluding to the insinuation .

So politically it 'll be right to say that those who are making those statements could probably be doing so with lofty desires not legality because if you look at this report , It brings to memory or resurfaced the legal processes that took place.

that is the agreement that was arrived was not done in the quarter it was done officially so if the two parties involved are ignoring the agreement that brought back peace they are also Ignoring international injunctions and it is very delicate because the Gulf of Guinea relies on a lot on their political good faith to maintain some semblance of peace now where is AMBAZONIA coming into this story is the commentary that Bar. Tim will comment on it.