UN Deputy Secretary-General, Visits Maiduguri, Backs Zulum’s Efforts to Relocate IDP’s Back Home
AREWA AGENDA Governor of Borno State, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum receives United Nations Deputy Secretary General, Hajia Amina Mohammed on Tuesday in continuation of UN assessment tour to crisis affected areas.
Mohammed said herself and other humanitarian delegations were in the state purposely to visit Banki, a border town with the Cameroon Republic in continuation of their assessment tour to crisis-affected areas in Nigeria, Niger, Ghana and Sierra Leone.
She noted that while in Banki, she interacted with thousands of IDPs who indicated interest in going back to their liberated communities to continue their normal lives.
“We are in Borno Your Excellency with my delegation to assess the humanitarian situation with a view to continuing to give support for the IDPs to have basic social lives.
“From here we are moving to some parts of Niger, Ghana and Sierra Leone for the same purpose.
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“We had interaction with President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday (Monday) and Mr President reiterated and expressed satisfaction with the efforts your government is doing to restore peace and ensure the safe return of IDPs back to their ancestral homes.
“The UN is in full support of your government particularly on the need to restore hope to our IDPs have basic social and economic needs.
“We are going to collaborate with other humanitarian partners to assist in all ramifications “ She stated.
While responding, Zulum appreciate the UN and other humanitarian partners for their unflinching support to his administration towards the restoration of peace and safe return of IDPs back to their liberated communities.
“I want to inform your Excellency that this present administration has relocated IDPs back to their ancestral homes in Kukawa, Damasak, Kawuri, Banki, Ajiri, Baga among others, and we will not relent until we voluntarily relocate all our IDPs back home.
“We have set up machinery in motion to ensure that thousands of our IDPs in Minawawo camp in Cameroun Republic be relocated back home on 5th December 2020.” Zulum said
She was accompanied by few members of the UN senior management group, comprising of senior advisers & Executive Directors.
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