SAN FRANCISCO, July 02, (THEWILL) – President Muhammadu Buhari’s resolve to end terrorist insurgency in the North East, and restore the livelihood of Nigerians who have been badly affected by it was restated again Thursday in Yola, the Adamawa State capital, by Vice President Prof. Yemi Osinbajo.
Prof. Osinbajo who has been traveling in the North East in the last two days on the instruction of the President stated this when he visited the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) at the NYSC camp and terrorism patients at the Federal Medical Centre, both in Yola.
He added that the President wants the IDPs and all victims of terrorism to be hopeful, saying there would be restoration.
Osinbajo however advised the people to patient , saying the Federal Government will need to sweep off land mines and other forms of explosives from farmlands in territories recently recovered from insurgents before returning the IDPs to their communities.
While commenting on the problem of unemployment, and poverty in Adamawa State, the VP disclosed that his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) is specifically concerned with these major problems.
He thus reiterated the commitment of President Buhari towards the alleviation of poverty among the masses, promising that Government has made it a high priority.
Prof. Osinbajo also assured the government of Adamawa State that the administration of President Buhari was committed to assisting them rebuild and reconstruct affected parts of the State.
The Vice President who also visited some of the wounded soldiers and other victims being treated at the Federal Medical Center, Yola, was accompanied by the Governor of Adamawa State, Senator Bindow Jubrilla and other dignitaries.
He had earlier paid a courtesy call on the Lamido of Adamawa, Alhaji Muhammadu Barkindo Mustapha, who expressed delight in the readiness of the Buhari Presidency to confront the insurgency crisis in the state and other parts of the North East.
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