IDPs’ resettlement is a good development – Borno APC

Chairman, ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC), Borno State, Hon. Ali Bukar Dalori, has said the resettlement of persons displaced by insurgency is a welcome development.

The state government has resolved to shut down all temporary settlements otherwise Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps in Maiduguri Metropolitan and Jere Local Government Areas.

Already, BOCOLIS, NYSC and Farm Centre camps have been closed while occupants of Bakassi camp have been given financial assistance and food supplies to return home.

Those whose towns have not been liberated by the military and are still no-go areas will move to resettled areas to restart a second life.

The chairman, who spoke during the Menwara Cultural Festival in Shani, said the return of displaced families home will enable them start a dignified life rather than relying on monthly aid supplies.

He said the financial assistance of N500 million given to the displaced families at the Bakassi camp, Maiduguri, by the state government will help them return home safely, settle down and become self-reliant.

He called on opposition parties to lend a hand in improving the lives of the displaced population rather than cast aspersions unnecessarily.