President Goodluck Jonathan has said the fact that Nigerians flee to Cameroon, Chad as Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) gives him pain.
According to the P.M. News, Jonathan mentioned it when he visited an IDP camp in Maiduguri on January, 15, 2015, Thursday.
“I feel pained as a President when I hear that some Nigerians have fled to Chad and Cameroon Republic as IDPs.”
“It is a sad thing talking about the problem of IDPs. Nobody will be happy seeing IDPs everywhere.”
Jonathan admitted that Boko Haram sect had created trauma by inflicting harm on Nigerians. But he also assured that, based on the information he had received from security chiefs, the insurgency would come to an end in a short time. Therefore, soon most IDPs would return back to their homes.
The President also added that the government had rolled out special plans to ensure that IDPs returned to their normal activities after the insurgency.
“Government will assist in rebuilding structures destroyed by the crisis.
“We will also assist people to go back to business by providing trade capital to victims after the crisis.”
Then he called for close collaboration between federal and state agencies responsible for IDP care to provide them with minimal comfort during their stay in a camp.
“Federal and state agencies responsible for IDP care should cooperate to provide care for them at least for the duration of their stay in camp.
“The IDPs are Nigerians like other people and must not be allowed to suffer.”
It should be noted that Goodluck Jonathan paid a surprise visit to the troubled North Eastern state of Borno as a part of his presidential campaign. Apart from visiting IDPs he also called on soldiers who sustained injuries in the fight against Boko Haram.
Jonathan visits an Internally Displaced Persons camp in Maiduguri.
“I feel pained as a President when I hear that some Nigerians have fled to Chad and Cameroon Republic as IDPs.”
“It is a sad thing talking about the problem of IDPs. Nobody will be happy seeing IDPs everywhere.”
Jonathan admitted that Boko Haram sect had created trauma by inflicting harm on Nigerians. But he also assured that, based on the information he had received from security chiefs, the insurgency would come to an end in a short time. Therefore, soon most IDPs would return back to their homes.
The President also added that the government had rolled out special plans to ensure that IDPs returned to their normal activities after the insurgency.
“Government will assist in rebuilding structures destroyed by the crisis.
“We will also assist people to go back to business by providing trade capital to victims after the crisis.”
Then he called for close collaboration between federal and state agencies responsible for IDP care to provide them with minimal comfort during their stay in a camp.
“Federal and state agencies responsible for IDP care should cooperate to provide care for them at least for the duration of their stay in camp.
“The IDPs are Nigerians like other people and must not be allowed to suffer.”
It should be noted that Goodluck Jonathan paid a surprise visit to the troubled North Eastern state of Borno as a part of his presidential campaign. Apart from visiting IDPs he also called on soldiers who sustained injuries in the fight against Boko Haram.
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