The wife of the President, Aisha Muhammadu Buhari, has appealed to the governors of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe to urgently do something about the nutritional status of babies and children in the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps in their various states.
A statement by her spokesperson, Adebisi Olumide Ajayi, made available to Qed.ng states that the Mrs Buhari is grieved as a mother that children could be going through such appalling conditions in her country.
“Mrs Buhari realises that malnutrition rates for children are at a serious level in these camps, where large number of people displaced by the Boko Haram insurgency are gathered.
“It is important to note that even under normal circumstances children have specialised nutritional needs. This in effect underscores the importance of highly specialized nutritional support for this category of children,” the statement said.
Mrs Buhari commended Lagos Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, for donating N50million each to Adamawa, Borno and Yobe, who are the worst hit by the activities of the Boko Haram sect.
Ambode, who made the donation at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, at a press conference he addressed in company of his colleagues from Adamawa, Senator Bindo Jibrilla; Borno, Alhaji Kashim Shettima; Sokoto, Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal; Abia, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu; and Yobe, Alhaji Ibrahim Geidam, commiserated with the government of the three states as well as the families of those who either lost their loved ones or have been displaced from their homes.
He said they were not alone in their current plight as the prayer of every Nigerian is for the insurgency to end so as to enable them return to their normal lives.
“We share in the pain and discomfort of our brothers and sisters. The situation is unacceptable, pathetic and desirous of our assistance. As a flagship state, Lagos must show leadership and compassion notwithstanding the harsh times in the country,” he said.
Ambode also commended the Federal Government for its ongoing efforts geared towards bringing the insurgency to an end, expressing optimism that the promise of the security chiefs to rout the sect from the North East before the end of the year is achievable.
Responding on behalf of the states, Governor of Borno State, Alhaji Kashim Shettima, thanked Ambode for the gesture and promised to channel the money to people of the state who are in dire need of it.
