Nigerians would have become IDPs if Jonathan had been left in Power – Yakubu Dogara

The Speaker of the Federal House of Representatives, Rt Hon. Yakubu Dogara, on Sunday said that millions of Nigerians would have ended up in camps as Internally displaced persons (IDPs), if not for the change of the Goodluck Jonathan government.

Speaking at the IDPs camp at Uhogua in Ovia North East local government area of Edo State, Dogara said the people should “thank God for his intervention in our affairs, that he brought about change in government; if we had continue like before, probably the Boko Haram fighters would reach places like Jos and then we would have thousands and millions of IDPs,  so we thank God for answering our prayers for bringing change.”

Gogara also assured them that members of the green chambers are doing every possible to ensure the quick passage of a law that will establish the North East Development Commission (NEDC) just as he called on the federal government to immediately convene an international donor conference  aimed at raising funds for IDPs across the country.

The speaker was accompanied by the lawmaker representing Ovia federal constituency, Hon Omosede Igbinedion, Hon E.J. Abonnayima, and the chairman, Committee on Disaster Management, Hon Jubril Satimari.

The Speaker said: “Let me say that we are doing everything possible on the part of the government to see that peace returns to affected communities, apart from the war against terrorism in the House of Representatives,  where I and other honourable members who are here are trying to pass a law that will establish the North East Development Commission; so if that happens, it means that we are going to have funds that will be used to rebuild the communities where you come from as soon as the war is over.

“Apart from that, there is also a provision in the budget meant to cater for IDPs, and that is to say that government has not forgotten about you. We want to reiterate to government to immediately convene a donor conference and, as soon as this fund starts coming, we will make sure that where ever IDPs are in Nigeria – not only in the north east –  that we will extend a hand of help to all.

The Overseer of the camp, Pastor, Solomon Folorunsho, of the International Christian Centre mission, a faith-based group, in his  remarks thanked the speaker and other dignitaries for the visit and support towards the welfare of the IDPs.

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