Victims and members of host’s
communities of Boko Haram insurgency from Yobe State today got a reprieve
from FG/ World Bank Multi-sectoral Crisis Recovery Project (MCRP), Yobe State project
coordination unit (PCU).
The transitional support materials
are expected to be distributed to
8,960 Internally Displaced Persons
(IDPs) including host Communities,
Returnees and the most vulnerable people across the State especially in the
worse hit insurgency local governments areas which include, Gulani,
Gujba,Damaturu, Tarmuwa, Potiskum, Fika, Gaidam and Yunusari
Flagging off of the distribution of the non-food
items, the State Coordinator MCRP, Musa Idi Jidawa explained that the MCRP
for North East is a government of Nigeria project funded by the World Bank
and implemented in three States of the North East, Yobe, Borno and Adamawa
states.
Jidawa noted that the project is designed to Improve livelihoods of affected
communities by facilitating fast recovery from the heinous effects of Boko Haram conflict, strengthen
social cohesion and rehabilitate infrastructure and restore service delivery
to the people of North East region of Nigeria.
"We are aware that Boko Haram
insurgency in the North East has affected nearly 15 million people since 2009
and due to the violence, more than 20,000 lives have been lost and over two
million people have been displaced.
"It may therefore interest
you to know that MCRP is a very comprehensive recovery project aimed at
addressing humanitarian and development challenges posed by the insurgency
which is also in line with the Yobe State Integrated Recovery Plan tailored
on the principles of improving Community's physical, Social and economic
resilience”, he explained.
The four components of the project
he said will focus on strengthening
peace building, stability and Social cohesion to provide basic necessity
kits, restore access to productive assets by providing agricultural inputs
and livestock for farming families and trading commodities for non Farmers,
establishing peace groups in communities and implementing social cohesion
activities. Others were rehabilitation of physical and Social infrastructure
in the areas of Health, Education, Water and Sanitation, Transport and Public
Building.
"Technical assistance and
capacity building and contingent Emergency response component to allow for
rapid reallocation of project funds in the event of natural or man- made
crisis in the future during the implementation of the project, to address
such eligible Emergency needs,” he added
Represented by his Deputy Governor
Idi Barde Gubana, Governor Maimala
Buni, commended the partnership
between the Federal Government for
mobilizing resources for the implementation of the $45 million program in the state.
"We therefore wish to thank
the World Bank and federal government for this kind gesture and to reassure
them of our administration's resolute commitment to ensure successful
implementation of the MCRP in the state,” the governor assured.
He called on the beneficiaries to
make the best use of the materials to better their lots.
A highlight of the event was the presentation
of the non food recovery items to beneficiaries.
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Boko Haram: 8,960 vulnerable Persons get recovery kits in Yobe
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