President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday directed the ministry of special duties and inter-governmental affairs to intensify efforts to re-unite families whose members are currently scattered in different camps for internally displaced persons (IDPs).
Buhari, who expressed particular concern about the well-being of children in the camps, said “appropriate mechanisms must be put in place to ensure the proper up-bringing of the children so that they do not grow up to become another national problem”.
The president, who spoke after receiving a briefing from Jamila Shu’ara, permanent secretary of the ministry of special duties, also called for a follow-up on the supervision and audit of constituency projects.
Yemi Osinbajo, the vice-president, has visited IDP camps in the north-east to assess the condition of the IDPs.
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Also, Buhari through the Victim Support Fund (VSF), which was set up by former president, Goodluck Jonathan to meet the needs of those affected by the insurgency, has also released funds for the welfare of the IDPs.
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