Gaidam seeks WFP intervention for 300,000 Boko Haram victims
Yobe State Governor Ibrahim Gaidam has appealed to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to scale up its humanitarian intervention in the state to help people ravaged by Boko Haram insurgency.
The governor made this known yesterday at the Government House when he played host to the Regional Director for West Central Africa, Mr. Abdou Dieng. Dieng, who coordinated the UN response to the Ebola crisis in Guinea, was appointed the WFP regional director two weeks ago.
He gave a run-down of the destructive impact of Boko Haram on communities in Yobe, noting that up to 300,000 people have been displaced by the insurgency.
“One of the biggest challenges before us and our partners is that of resettlement, reconstruction and rehabilitation of the affected areas and assistance to people whose property and assets were either destroyed or vandalized,” he said.
Gaidam, however, expressed the appreciation of the state government to the WFP and other UN agencies, including Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), for standing by the Boko Haram victims.
Accompanied on the visit by key officials of the WFP, including Nigeria Country Director, Mr. Sory Ibrahim Ouane, Dieng described the humanitarian situation in the northeast region following the Boko Haram crisis as ‘complex’.
He said the WFP is keen to scale up its humanitarian intervention in Yobe and the northeast as people affected by Boko Haram attacks gradually reclaim and rebuild their lives.
Dieng pledged to collaborate and coordinate with the state government in the effort to provide succour to the victims of the insurgency.
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