The Nigerian Customs service has on Thursday, delivered food, clothes
and toiletries to the internally displaced persons (IDP) in Adamawa state. Premium times reports that amongst the relief
materials, were seized items by the Nigerian Customs.
The chairman of National Logistics Committee on IDPs, Mr. Abdulkadir
Azarema, stated at the presentation ceremony in Yola, that the donation was the
third received by the state so far. He said; “Today, the
National Logistics Committee on Distribution of Relief Items to Internally
Displaced Persons (IDPs) is handing over items that we strongly believe will
boost the ongoing efforts to resettle IDPs in their ancestral homes.”
He also commended the efforts of the government to fund the
transportation of the items from the warehouses across the country.
“We also commend the efforts of Local Organizing Committee for
collaborating with National Committee and the State Government to ensure smooth
distribution of the relief materials,” He said. Mr Azarema called for
transparency among designated officials in the distribution of the relief
materials.
Also present at the event, was the Deputy Governor of Adamawa State and
chairman of Adamawa State Emergency Management Agency, Martins Babale, who
spoke of his delight at the gesture by the service. He stated that the
assistance will greatly help the IDPs. Adding that the materials would be fully
utilised, and the government of the state will ensure the materials fulfil its
sole purpose of assisting the IDPs.
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