The Presidential Initiative for the North East (PINE) on Friday
donated relief materials to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from
Borno, camping at different locations in Jalingo.
The Secretary of
the body, Alhaji Umar Gulani, presented the materials to Gov. Darius
Ishaku for onward distribution to the IDPs.
Gulani told the IDPs
that the Federal Government was committed to ending insurgency and
communal clashes in parts of the country to enable all IDPs to go back
to their homes.
He urged the IDPs to support government’s efforts by maintaining peace at their host communities.
The materials we have brought for you today are meant to alleviate your sufferings at the moment.
Government
is working tirelessly to put an end to all forms of insurgency and
crisis across the country so that you go back home.
I, therefore,
urge you to be at peace with your host community and among yourselves as
a mark of appreciation and support to government’s efforts.
Receiving the
materials on behalf of the IDPs, Ishaku thanked the presidency for the
gesture, which he said, was aimed at making life meaningful for people
affected by insurgency.
Ishaku urged the IDPs to support
government to ensure peace, saying no that development would never take
place in an atmosphere of crisis.
The governor, who was
represented by the state’s Head of Service, Mr Daniel Angyu, prayed God
to grant Nigerians peace and unity.
The News Agency of Nigeria
(NAN) reports that items donated include bags of maize, beans, millet,
pieces of mattresses, buckets, plastic cups and cartons of soap, among
other items.
- TodayNG
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