Borno State Governor, Kashim
Shettima, has approved the setting up a high-powered committee to conduct a
“thorough and meticulous exercise” on NGOs operating in the state.
Governor Shettima who stated this
at an expanded meeting of the State Security Council at the Government House in
Maiduguri, yesterday, said the decision followed the concerns raised by the
Theatre Commander of Operation LAFIYA DOLE and many prominent personalities in
the state, regarding the operations of these NGOs.
The governor charged the
committee to, among other things, look into the sources of their funding,
profile of their staff, and to determine whether or not they are duly
registered by the relevant federal and state authorities.
“To address the concerns
expressed by the Theatre Commander and indeed many prominent personalities
regarding such an aspect of the operations of the NGOs, I have approved the
setting up of a high-powered committee to conduct a thorough and meticulous
exercise on the NGOs with specific reference to their areas of operations,
sources of fundings, profile of their staff, and whether or not they are duly
registered by the relevant federal and state authorities.
“In addition, the committee will
also determine the relevance and quality of the NGOs, vis-a-vis, the needs and
requirements of those they serve or those they purportedly claiming to be
serving, especially the IDPs.
“Furthermore, the committee will
look into their modus operandi with a view to finding out whether they are in
the state to exploit the security situation and derive benefits from the misery
of our people or they are genuinely interested in alleviating the sufferings of
our people,” Governor Shettima said.
The governor also said concerted
efforts have been made to ensure the return of internally Displaced Persons,
IDPs, from Bama, Dikwa and Gwoza to their original homes.
“On the issue of the relocation
of IDPs to their original houses, especially those from Bama, Dikwa and Gwoza,
we have made considerable progress in our determined efforts to ensure that all
of them are safely returned.” he said.
Earlier, Governor Shettima had
commended the efforts of security forces in the state for inflicting a crushing
defeat on the Boko Haram insurgents and irredeemably destroying their
infrastructures.
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