From: Uche Nnorom, Makurdi
Benue State Government has reiterated its commitment to supporting Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, not only with relief interventions but also with long-term recovery initiatives, including livelihood support, farming initiatives, and coordinated plans for safe return to their ancestral homes.
The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management and Executive Secretary, Benue State Emergency Management Agency, BSEMA, Dr James Iorpuu said this on Thursday during the flag off distribution of food and non-food items to IDPs across the state.
Amongst the items distributed include, 4,155 bags of 25kg of rice, 760 bags of 25kg of beans, 550 bags of 25kg of garri, 168 cartons of Indomies, 40 gallons of groundnut oil, 142 gallons of palm oil, 32 cartons of maggi, 465 units of mats, 31 cartons of Tombrown, 19 bags of salts, 50 bells of clothes and 117 bags of sugar.
Dr Iorpuu said the intervention is not merely about distributing relief materials but also about restoring hope, reaffirming dignity, and demonstrating that government remains responsive to the needs of its people, especially the most vulnerable.
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