The wife of the president, Hajiya Aisha Buhari and that of Plateau State governor, Mrs Regina Lalong as well as that of Nassarawa State, Hajiya Miro Tanko Al-Makura, have presented relief items worth millions of naira to internally displaced persons’ camp in Jos.
Hajiya Aisha who was represented by Mrs Al-Makura and Mrs Regina Lalong made the presentation to IDPs in Zawan Commercial College Hostels, Bukuru in Jos South local government of the state.
The camp manager and director Stefanus Foundation, Mark Lipdo in his welcome address said, “The IDPs’ camp was established in November with over 470 families comprising of over 4,000 people. Today, some have returned home but there are still 94 families who have no home to return to in Adamawa, Yobe and Borno state.
There are currently 38 males, 88 females and 340 children totalling 466 individuals while over 300 families have been successfully integrated into various host communities.
Mr Lipdo said, “We have over 5,000 IDPs currently in Panda and Karu local governments of Nasarawa State.”
In her remarks, wife of the Plateau State governor, Mrs Regina Lalong said, “It is with heavy heart that I stand before you to address fellow women and children who are victims of insecurity in the country.
“I am here with the wife of our president who has come all the way because of you because of the level of inconveniences you face as a result of your displacement from your various homes.
“As women and mothers, we will do our best to make sure we cushion the effect of whatever you are passing through at the moment and to also encourage you that this moment is temporal.
In her remarks, Hajiya Aisha Buhari who was represented by Hajiya Al-Makura said, “These few items have been assembled by the wife of our president and the wife of Plateau State governor as a show of love and to prove that we all share in your moment of hardship.”
