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Boko Haram: Reps Call For Immediate Reconstruction Of Liberated Towns

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NAN – The House of Representatives on Tuesday, urged the Federal Government to immediately commence reconstruction and rehabilitation of liberated towns in the North-East destroyed by Boko Haram insurgency.

The House made the call through a motion on ‘’matter of urgent national importance’’ by Rep. Abdulrahman Tarab (Borno-PDP) at the plenary.

Tarab said that the nation had been engulfed in the battle against insurgency for quite some time and that the military had recently recaptured and liberated some communities which were hitherto taken over by the insurgents.

He said that funds had been made available for the reconstruction and rehabilitation of the liberated communities through a Presidential Initiative for the North-East.

He said that other efforts, including Victims’ Support Funds (VSF), were also being made to enable victims of the attack to ‘’pick the pieces of their lives’’.

”Most Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps are over-stretched by severe challenges in terms of space and resources.

”The return of the IDPs to their respective communities must be supported by certain basic infrastructure and rehabilitation, envisaged by various government programmes captured in 2015 budget.

“The House urges the FG to immediately commence the reconstruction and rehabilitation of the communities that have been confirmed liberated by the military.

“This can be achieved without further delay in collaboration with VSF and Presidential Initiative for the North-East as well as the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA),’’ he said.

After a unanimous adoption of the motion, the Speaker of the house, Aminu Tambuwal, referred the matter to the House Committee on Disaster Preparedness and Management for further action.

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