1Year Anniversary: Catholic Clergy Applauds Humanitarian Ministry


Blessing Bature-Akpakpan, Abuja


As the Ministry Of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development marked it one year anniversary of the creation of the ministry, Reverend Father Joseph Obada, of the Holy Trinity Catholic Church Maitama, Abuja commended the effort of the ministry in discharging it's duties.

He gave the recommendation yesterday in Abuja during the thanksgiven service to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the Ministry.

He said this is another way of doing work of mercy, a way of responding to what God himself has said, we should be the salt of the earth and the light of the world. And tasked them to make it a spiritual exercise in discharging their duties and even more of the blessings will come from God.

The Honourable Minister of Humanitarian Affairs Disaster Management and Social Development Sadiya Umar Farouq, speaking through her representative, the Director of Disaster Management, Dr. Dorothy Nwodo, said the Ministry was established on 21st August 2019, by Mr. President and one of the objectives is to rejig the National Social Investment Programme, improve on the processes and methodologies to make more impact on the citizens.

"This would be used as one of the platforms to achieve the vision of Mr President to bring out 100 million citizens out of poverty in the next 10 years".

The Minister said one of the challenges facing the Ministry is paucity of funds.
"There is great work to be done but funding is a challenge.

She called for increased budgetary allocation for the Ministry and support from local and international partners".