PEOPLE displaced by insurgency in
some parts of the country, at the
weekend, called on government at
all levels to look beyond the
provision of food for Internally
Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the
country, while recounting their
ordeal.
Also, a non-governmental
organisation (NGO), Save-A Child
Foundation, called on the Federal
Government to create a database
for IDPs in the country.
The founder of the foundation, Mrs.
Adaora Onyechere, disclosed that
the move would enable relief get to
the exact population in dire need
of support and promote better
planning by government.
Onyechere, who made the call
during a press conference, in
Abuja, said that some of the
victims, who were mainly from the
North-East and Jos, were either
forced out of their homes or
chased by insurgents.
However, she said it was
imperative for relevant agencies
such as the National Emergency
Management Agency (NEMA) to
partner with NGOs to address the
situation before the 2015 general
elections.
According to her, some of the
victims should be provided with
rehabilitation or relief centres so
that they could be empowered,
trained and sheltered.
She added that the relevant
agencies and development partners
should also look beyond provision
of staple foods and relief
materials.
Job Pitman, from Shendam local
Government, Plateau State,
lamented how his family of about
nine children slept under cashew
tree for survival.
Pitman said: “They came to pursue
us were we are staying. They
demolished the makeshift wooden
house. We want government to
come to our rescue because we
have lost hope. They should help
us with a place to live.
“It was fight that chased us out.
We don’t have money and even if
we have money, we cannot go
back because of the fight. Election
is near but we cannot vote
because our voter cards are in
Jos.”
Another victim, Mrs. Joy Abraham,
lamented how she slept under the
bridge with her husband and three
years old daughter before she went
to Lokogoma in the Federal Capital
Territory (FCT).
some parts of the country, at the
weekend, called on government at
all levels to look beyond the
provision of food for Internally
Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the
country, while recounting their
ordeal.
Also, a non-governmental
organisation (NGO), Save-A Child
Foundation, called on the Federal
Government to create a database
for IDPs in the country.
The founder of the foundation, Mrs.
Adaora Onyechere, disclosed that
the move would enable relief get to
the exact population in dire need
of support and promote better
planning by government.
Onyechere, who made the call
during a press conference, in
Abuja, said that some of the
victims, who were mainly from the
North-East and Jos, were either
forced out of their homes or
chased by insurgents.
However, she said it was
imperative for relevant agencies
such as the National Emergency
Management Agency (NEMA) to
partner with NGOs to address the
situation before the 2015 general
elections.
According to her, some of the
victims should be provided with
rehabilitation or relief centres so
that they could be empowered,
trained and sheltered.
She added that the relevant
agencies and development partners
should also look beyond provision
of staple foods and relief
materials.
Job Pitman, from Shendam local
Government, Plateau State,
lamented how his family of about
nine children slept under cashew
tree for survival.
Pitman said: “They came to pursue
us were we are staying. They
demolished the makeshift wooden
house. We want government to
come to our rescue because we
have lost hope. They should help
us with a place to live.
“It was fight that chased us out.
We don’t have money and even if
we have money, we cannot go
back because of the fight. Election
is near but we cannot vote
because our voter cards are in
Jos.”
Another victim, Mrs. Joy Abraham,
lamented how she slept under the
bridge with her husband and three
years old daughter before she went
to Lokogoma in the Federal Capital
Territory (FCT).
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