The state Commissioner of Information, Dr Muhammad Bulama, made the call while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Maiduguri on Thursday. Bulama was reacting to a report credited to a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO),Doctors Without Borders (MSF) on a looming food crisis in the North-East due to the Boko Haram terrorism.
“It is true that we are facing food crisis because of the devastation suffered due to years of attacks by the Boko Haram terrorists. “This is in spite of the numerous efforts by the state government to address the situation. “It is also true that farming activities have not taken place in the last three years as towns, villages and communities have been destroyed by Boko Haram terrorists.
“But it does not mean that the state is not doing anything. We are doing our best, you know that at end of every month, government usually utilises its allocation of federal revenue on taking care of IDPs after paying workers salaries,’’ he said.
The commissioner described the situation in the state as grave. “I want the world to understand that Nigeria has the third largest number of IDPs in the world after Iraq and Syria. “But it is interesting to note that about 80 per cent of the IDPs in Nigeria are in Borno, that shows the scale of crisis in the state,” he said. He said that the IDPs were not restricted to Displaced Persons camps alone.
“The IDPs are not just staying in the IDP camps alone, presently about 1.5 million IDPs are living with the host community in Maiduguri, the state government to a reasonable extent, is also taking care of them as well.
“Our resources are overstretched by this reality; we need help, we need assistance, we are calling on all men of goodwill, countries and the international community to scale up the assistance. “It is not just the issue of food crisis, but we also need help in the eventual rehabilitation and resettlement of the IDPs back home.
“In fact things would have been worst if the humanitarian bodies like the Dangote Foundation and the World Food Programme had not provided assistance in terms of food supply to salvage the situation,” Bulama said
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I thought that the north feeds the nation. How come hunger is killing them
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ReplyDeleteChai...biafran pass through this during war while Nigerians are eating chicken....but how come they are passing through this now and there's no war....nemesiVeteran actor Pete Edochie has reacted to the recent demands for the resignation of Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu.
ReplyDeleteThe renowed actor lambasted the Muhammadu Buhari led government and his party, the All Progressives Congress, over their insistence on removal of Chief Ike Ekweremadu as the Deputy Senate President.
The APC leadership, including some governors elected under the party’s platform have repeatedly said the plan to remove Ekweremadu was a task that must be accomplished.
Reacting to the squabble, the respected actor in a post on his Facebook wall entitled: “Pete Edochie Quotes” slammed the Buhari led government for chasing shadows while the situation in the country worsened.
He wrote: “If Ekweremadu’s removal will help stabilize the economy, then, they should do all within their power to remove him.
“If Ekweremadu’s removal will stop Nigerians from losing their jobs, then,it is a task that must be done.
“If Ekweremadu’s removal will curtail Fulani Herdsmen from killing of helpless Nigerians, then, Ekweremadu should vacate both his office and the senate immediately.
“If Ekweremadu’s removal will stabilize the prices of food and common commodities in the market, then, I am joining them in asking Ekweremadu to vacate the senate.
“If Ekweremadu’s removal will make Buhari to abandon his 97% and 5% policy, stop Buhari from seeking to turn Nigeria to a fiefdom where the only capable hands are only people from a certain part of the country, then, Ekweremadu’s immediate constituency should recall him from the senate.
“But , where the reverse is true, All the APC Governors seeking Ekweremadu’s removal should tender their resignation letters and handover notes. God bless Us and God bless Nigeria.”s ,
Chai..biafranz pass through this during the war, while Nigerians are eating chicken, but why are they passing through this now and there's no war....
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ReplyDeleteThis is just the Genesis, by the time Biafrexit take place the entire North go enter Somali mode.
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