President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the constitution of a National Humanitarian Coordination Committee, NHCC, to oversee all humanitarian actions in Nigeria.
The Committee will, among others, provide a national vision for humanitarian actions, advise on coordination between the security services and humanitarian actors, settle disputes that may arise from interactions between security services, and the humanitarian community.
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In a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adeshina, the President said that other functions of the Committee include to propose policies that enhance coordination and seamless delivery of humanitarian aid to affected communities, facilitate delivery of humanitarian interventions to vulnerable persons, and promote transparency and accountability in all aspects of humanitarian delivery in the country.
The NHCC would be chaired by the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, and the National Security Adviser, NSA, as co-Chairman.
Other members are; Chairman, Nigeria Governors Forum, Ministers of Defence, Interior, Justice, Minister of State Budget and Planning, Chief of Defence Staff, Chief of Army Staff, Chief of Naval Staff, Chief of Air Staff, Inspector General of Police, Governors of Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states, Commandant General, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Comptroller General, Nigeria Customs Service, United Nations Resident Coordinator, Chairman, Permanent Secretary Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development as Secretary, Non-Governmental Organisation Forum, and any other nominated by Chairman of the Committee.
The Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, will inaugurate the Committee in due course.
