Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum has written to the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA)

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Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum has written to the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), seeking its urgent intervention in addressing the plight of about 800,000 displaced by the insurgency in the state.

Zulum, on Thursday presented a letter to the Director General of the agency, retired AVM Muhammadu Alhaji Mohammed ,during a visit to NEMA headquarters in Abuja,where he drew attention to the critical needs of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in 11 towns.

The towns include: Monguno, Bama, Damboa, Gwoza, Dikwa, Gamboru, Ngala, Damasak, Banki, Pulka and Gajiram.

The governor stated that IDPs are in urgent need of food supplies.

His Special Adviser on Communications and Strategy, Malam Isa Gusau, said his boss however, acknowledged interventions made by NEMA, the North East Development Commission and efforts by the Nigerian Customs Service, following presidential directive two years ago that food seizures be used for humanitarian support in crises areas.

According to Zulum, “also noted that food interventions must be sustained because majority of IDPs rely on agriculture as means of livelihood, and substantial portions of them cannot access their farmlands due to insurgents’ attacks.”

He quoted the director general of NEMA as vowing the Borno governor of sustained support, and lauded the efforts of Zulum’s administration toward transforming the state through a well thought out development plan.

The NEMA boss also guaranteed Zulum the agency’s support, particularly in the actualisation of the state’s recently unveiled 25 year development plan.

Zulum also met the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyema, on inter governmental efforts for repatriation of thousands of Borno citizens displaced by insurgency, presently taking refuge in Cameroon in the last six years.

There are more than 60,000 of such refugees in Minawawo camp in Cameroon, waiting to be evacuated.

 

Fatimah OyesanmiZulum writes NEMA over IDP’s welfarism Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum has written to the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), seeking its urgent intervention in addressing the plight of about 800,000 displaced by the insurgency in the state. Zulum, on Thursday presented a letter to the Director General of the agency, retired AVM Muhammadu Alhaji Mohammed ,during a visit to NEMA headquarters in Abuja,where he drew attention to the critical needs of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in 11 towns. The towns include: Monguno, Bama, Damboa, Gwoza, Dikwa, Gamboru, Ngala, Damasak, Banki, Pulka and Gajiram. The governor stated that IDPs are in urgent need of food supplies. His Special Adviser on Communications and Strategy, Malam Isa Gusau, said his boss however, acknowledged interventions made by NEMA, the North East Development Commission and efforts by the Nigerian Customs Service, following presidential directive two years ago that food seizures be used for humanitarian support in crises areas. According to Zulum, “also noted that food interventions must be sustained because majority of IDPs rely on agriculture as means of livelihood, and substantial portions of them cannot access their farmlands due to insurgents’ attacks.” He quoted the director general of NEMA as vowing the Borno governor of sustained support, and lauded the efforts of Zulum’s administration toward transforming the state through a well thought out development plan. The NEMA boss also guaranteed Zulum the agency’s support, particularly in the actualisation of the state’s recently unveiled 25 year development plan. Zulum also met the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyema, on inter governmental efforts for repatriation of thousands of Borno citizens displaced by insurgency, presently taking refuge in Cameroon in the last six years. There are more than 60,000 of such refugees in Minawawo camp in Cameroon, waiting to be evacuated. Fatimah Oyesanmi