From Uche Nnorom, Makurdi
Benue State Governor Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia has disclosed that the number of Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, in the State has increased by over 1000.
This was just as more than 20 children have been given birth to in the last one month.
The Governor made this disclosure on Thursday while flagging off the distribution of relief materials to the IDPs at the Secretariat of the State Emergency Management Agency, SEMA.
He said, “there are a thousand plus that came in newly about two (2) days ago and remember the dangers that it poses on some of these camps is that almost on a daily basis women are giving birth.
“In the last one month alone, we recorded the birth of about 20 children in just one camp. So just imagine the other camps put together.
Rev. Alia who the National Chairman of Palliative Committee set up by the Federal to cushion the effect of fuel subsidy eemoval, assured that all segments of Nigerians; not just the students, not just the civil servants; everybody is going to be included in the work plan.
“So what the Federal Government (FG) is doing is going to envelope every other Nigerian, so they (IDPs) are not going to be left out. “
