Succour For 1.5m IDPs Remains A Top Priority – Buhari

The resettlement and comfort of the 1.5 million Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in camps in the Northeast will always remain a top priority of the Federal Government, President Muhammadu Buhari said Monday in Abuja.
Speaking after a briefing by Dr Ezekiel Oyebola Oyemomi, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development, President Buhari said that the well-being of about 1.5 million people displaced by the insurgency in the North-East must always be uppermost in the minds of those in government.
Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President
(Media & Publicity), in a statement on Monday said the President directed the ministry to always be mindful of the pathetic circumstances of the IDPs, and factor them into proposals for next year’s budget.
“You must help to improve their situation,” the President told the Permanent Secretary and his team of officials.
Oyemomi briefed President Buhari on the activities of his Ministry as well as the Ministry’s successes and challenges.
He asked for improved funding for the Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development in the 2016 budget.

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