Boko Haram: Humanitarian ministry commends NEDC for carrying out 'commendable' projects
The Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Social Development and Disaster Management has applauded the efforts of the North East Development Commission (NEDC) for undertaking over 500 projects and programs in a year and a half.
Sadiq – Garba Shehu, the minister's representative, gave the praise during a briefing with senior media officials on Monday afternoon in Maiduguri.
The northeast, comprising the states of Borno, Yobe, Adamawa, Bauchi, Gombe and Taraba, has been battling an Islamist insurgency that has resulted in the death and displacement of millions of people. The region is home to one of the world's worst humanitarian crises with millions displaced as a result of the 13-year conflict.
The Commission was inaugurated in 2019 to help coordinate the resettlement, rehabilitation, integration and reconstruction of infrastructure for victims, among others.
Auditorium under construction"In the ministry, we have a monitoring and evaluation department and we follow closely what the agencies under the ministry. For the NEDC, we are looking at 583 intervention projects in the six Northeastern states. 583 projects and programs in about a year and a half, I can tell you that the ministry is very proud of what NEDC has achieved,” Mr. Shehu said.
He said the ministry and the commission do not discriminate in the location of the projects, as the minister has commissioned NEDC projects in all six states in the region.
During the presentation of the commission's scorecard, NEDC Director General Mohammed Alkali said that the commission had "implemented remarkable projects linking humanitarian, development and the consolidation of peace, as foreseen in the Buhari plan of 2016..."
He said the commission will soon release its North East Stabilization Development Master Plan which will be implemented at a cost of N31.5 trillion.
READ ALSO:“The commission built 1,000 houses in Ngowon Borno State at a cost of N2.92 billion and 500 houses in each of the other five states at a total cost of N17.5 billion. We have also provided rapid response intervention projects in all 112 local government areas in the region at a cost of N6 billion.
The Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Social Development and Disaster Management has applauded the efforts of the North East Development Commission (NEDC) for undertaking over 500 projects and programs in a year and a half.
Sadiq – Garba Shehu, the minister's representative, gave the praise during a briefing with senior media officials on Monday afternoon in Maiduguri.
The northeast, comprising the states of Borno, Yobe, Adamawa, Bauchi, Gombe and Taraba, has been battling an Islamist insurgency that has resulted in the death and displacement of millions of people. The region is home to one of the world's worst humanitarian crises with millions displaced as a result of the 13-year conflict.
The Commission was inaugurated in 2019 to help coordinate the resettlement, rehabilitation, integration and reconstruction of infrastructure for victims, among others.
Auditorium under construction"In the ministry, we have a monitoring and evaluation department and we follow closely what the agencies under the ministry. For the NEDC, we are looking at 583 intervention projects in the six Northeastern states. 583 projects and programs in about a year and a half, I can tell you that the ministry is very proud of what NEDC has achieved,” Mr. Shehu said.
He said the ministry and the commission do not discriminate in the location of the projects, as the minister has commissioned NEDC projects in all six states in the region.
During the presentation of the commission's scorecard, NEDC Director General Mohammed Alkali said that the commission had "implemented remarkable projects linking humanitarian, development and the consolidation of peace, as foreseen in the Buhari plan of 2016..."
He said the commission will soon release its North East Stabilization Development Master Plan which will be implemented at a cost of N31.5 trillion.
READ ALSO:“The commission built 1,000 houses in Ngowon Borno State at a cost of N2.92 billion and 500 houses in each of the other five states at a total cost of N17.5 billion. We have also provided rapid response intervention projects in all 112 local government areas in the region at a cost of N6 billion.
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