Gov. Kashim Shettima of Borno said on Saturday
that the Federal Government has taken over the
funding of the 22 Internally Displaced Persons
(IDP) camps in the state.
The governor said this while breaking Ramadan
fast at the Yerwa Girls College IDP camp in
Maiduguri.
A statement issued by Mallam Isa Gusau, the
Special Adviser to Shettima on Communication and
Strategy, stated that the governor commended
President Muhammadu Buhari for the decision.
Gusau quoted the governor as saying that the
funding began few weeks after the assumption of
office of Buhari.
He quoted Shetimma as saying that the state had
already started feeling the impacts of Buhari’s
administration.
“Since Buhari took over affairs at the Presidency he
has been working silently.
“Part of the work is that the Federal Government
has now taken over most responsibilities in
funding activities in the 22 IDP camps in
Maiduguri.
“The state government fully shouldered the
responsibilities under former President Goodluck
Ebele Jonathan.
“ Since 2013 when we established IDP camps in
Biu for the displaced people of Damboa, up till few
days ago, the state government was solely bearing
the burden of funding the camps”, he said.
According to him, with the emergence of Buhari as
president, the Federal Government, through the
National Emergency Management Agency, (NEMA,)
has taken over so many responsibilities in the
camps.
The governor assured that the state government
would begin the reconstruction of communities
destroyed by the insurgents after the Ramadan
fast. (NAN)
www.vanguardngr.com/2015/06/fg-now-funds-idp-camps-in-borno-says-shettima/

Truth be told
i have nothing to comment

Truth be told, I have nothing to comment

From an empty treasury? Buhari is a miracle worker

This is a welcome development for the IDPs. Kudos to the FG.