Nasarawa IDPs affected by windstorm get federal government’s relief materials

By our correspondent

In a bid to ameliorate the effect of natural disasters, the Federal Government has distributed relief materials to over 1,000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), recently affected by windstorm across the 13 local government areas of the state.

Federal Commissioner, National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced (NCFRMI), Mr Ahmed Aliyu-Tijani, who commenced the distributions of food and non-food items explained that the materials donated said it was in line with the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Ahmed Bola Tinubu to cushion in the effect of the windstorms.

The national commissioner of the commission, however, maintained that having conducted first hand assessment of the condition of IDPs in the affected areas, the commission though wise to bring succor to them.

Mr. Tijanni, while registering his sympathies with Nasarawa State Government and the affected persons, reiterated the commission commitment to sustain the gesture and always come to their aid until their sources of livelihood are fully being taking care off.

His words, “I want to assure you that you will not be forgotten by President Bola Tinubu, neither the Federal Government nor the Nasarawa State Government and the commission will not forget you.

“We shall stand with you through thick and thin until your livelihoods are fully restored in a dignified manner.”

He then appealed for strong collaboration between the state governments in rendering humanitarian aid to the vulnerable persons across the 13 local government areas of the state, promising that the commission would always provide durable solutions to IDPs in the area of mental health and skill acquisition.

The former commissioner of local government and community development affairs posited that the commission was committed to improving the lives of vulnerable people and the less privilege not only in Nasarawa state but country as a whole.

“It will excite you to know the commission is establishing skills acquisition centres in the six geographic zones of this country.

“In addition, we have built some resettlement cities in Kano, Kastina, Zamfara and Nasarawa state, consequently I will like to call for strong partnership with Nasarawa state to improve the lives of IDPs,” he Mr. Tijani concluded.

In his good will messages Nasarawa state governor Abdullahi Sule appreciated the commission and the Federal Government under the leadership of President Ahmed Bola Tinubu for the benevolence.

According to the governor, I sympathize with you, just like the commissioner said, we will continue to support you the best way we can.”

On her part, the Commissioner for Special Duties on Humanitarian Social Services and Non-Governmental Organizations Margaret Elayo, applauded the Federal Government for extending the hand of support to the IDPs.

Elayo revealed that that the 1,000 households that had recently been affected by the windstorm in the state were the beneficiaries of the kind gesture of the Federal Government.

Our correspondent reports that the items distributed were food and non-food items, bags of rice, cartons of spaghetti and clothe among others valuable items distributed to the IDPs in Nasarawa State.