Written by Matthias Daffah
Source: Star Radio Liberia
Tension remains high between Bomi and Gbarpolu Counties over a contested parcel of land.
Both counties are claiming the former industrial enclave of Sawmill situated few kilometers outside Tubmanburg.
Bomi District Number-Two Representative Tarnue Cooper argued that Sawmill falls under Bomi because the people there voted for him in the 2005 elections.
But Gbarpolu Senator Daniel Nathan dismissed the claim, alleging that the Bomi lawmaker was using an old outdated map to claim the contested territory.
In a counter-argument Representative Cooper warned the land dispute between the two counties was serious and vowed to take the right course of action to resolve it.
According to Representative Cooper, Bomi intends to handle the matter through the sector ministries and would hold a consultative meeting involving Gbarpolu.
Representative Cooper claimed a stakeholders’ meeting chaired by the Internal Affairs Ministry confirmed that the Maher River is the boundary between the two counties.
