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By Modupe Shodeinde
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Farouq, has said Nigeria currently has two million displaced persons.
The minister during an interview with State House correspondents after a visit to the President Muhammadu Buhari said the affected persons were displaced as a result of the activities of insurgents and bandits or through communal clashes.
“As of today, we have over two million displaced persons in the country, ranging from those displaced by insurgency, banditry, communal clashes and so on.
“The mandate of the ministry is to provide effective communication of national and international humanitarian interventions, ensure strategic disaster education and response as well as to formulate and implement policies and programmes geared towards social protection and inclusion of our citizens.” she said
According to her, the ministry is ensuring that displaced persons in the country get the necessary support that need such as “supporting their livelihoods, rebuilding their homes in areas of disasters and settling those who have fled their places seeking for refuge, provided their communities are safe for them to return.”
Farouq commended the president for his support on issues relating to persons with disabilities in the country.
She stated that the president had given assent to the bill on the prohibition of discrimination against persons with disabilities in the country in 2019, which she described as the first milestone.
She added that he had “appointed the chairman, board members and the executive secretary of the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities.”
The minister, however, appealed for adequate funding of the commission, to enable it achieve its objectives.
