The North East Development Commission, (NEDC), has been meeting with its stakeholders in Maiduguri, Borno State, on the humanitarian situation in North-East Nigeria.
At the opening, which drew stakeholders from, Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Taraba, and Yobe States, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Mohammed Alkali, said the meeting is to streamline the activities of the various intervention organisations in the region, for maximum result.
Mohammed Alkali said, there are a lot of activities ongoing, in response to insurgency, and other emergencies, in the region.
He said, “We have many players doing different things, some times same things at different level, there is always need to have a coordinated approach, so that we can achieve maximum result for the benefit of the people.”
The NEDC Managing Director said, the mandate of the commission includes, the right to coordinate the activities of partners, which informed the meeting.
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The Director, Humanitarian Affairs of the NEDC, Musa Yashi, said the meeting is expected to agree on a regional coordination mechanism, that would ensure effective collaboration, and synergy.
Yashi announced that the draft National Policy on Internally Displaced Persons, is being reviewed, by the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development.
He said, “the National Humanitarian Coordination Technical Working Group has developed a draft National Humanitarian Development Peace Framework – 2021 – 2025 and when approved, let us key into it.”
He noted that the commission would rely on data from the various organisations, particularly the state emergency management agencies, to enable it take necessary decisions, for quick and timely responses to emergencies.
(Editor: Ifeanyi Mark)
