Taraba State Govt Seizes Materials for IDPs

Taraba State Govt Seizes Materials for IDPs – Women Minister

The Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Senator Jummai Alhassan, has said the Taraba State Government has refused to release relief materials provided by the federal government for distribution to the internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the state.

Addressing IDPs gathered at the Federal Science and Technical College (FSTC) Jalingo yesterday, the minister said the relief materials which comprised 10, 000 metric tons of maize were deposited with the state government for safe keeping by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA).

“You may wish to note that Mr President had earlier directed all ministers in the six states of the North East to go back to their respective states and conduct the distribution exercise and by this directive, 10,000 metric tons totaling 12,000 bags of maize were allocated for distribution to IDPs in Taraba state. This items were delivered to Taraba State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) for safe keeping with clear instructions to hand them over to the minister on arrival for distribution to IDPs. But to my surprise today we were denied access to the materials by officials of the state government,” she told the large gathering of IDPs.

Meanwhile, the Chief of Staff, Government House Administration of Taraba State, Mr Rabo Usman, has said that the minister did not officially inform the state government of her visit to the state.

He told Daily Trust in a telephone interview that it was wrong of the minister to undermine the government and the authority of the governor of the state, adding that two ministers had undertaken official visits to the state before her and they were received by officials of the state because they gave advance notice of such visits.

Taraba seizes materials for IDPs – Minister

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