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Lending helping hand: El-Rufai applauds NIMASA for giving to IDPs

Director General, NIMASA, Dr. Bashir Jamoh (right) presenting relief and empowerment materials to the Kaduna State Governor Mallam Nasir el-Rufai in Kaduna.

…Says DG is an asset to the nation

By Ezurike Ugochukwu

Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has applauded the Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Bashir Jamoh and his management team for initiating a support programmes to empower internally displaced persons across the country

Receiving Jamoh and his team who were in Kaduna to present some relief and empowerment materials from NIMASA to Internally Displaced Persons(IDPs), El-Rufai expressed delight that the gesture will go a long way to ease their resettlement process.

Malam El-Rufai maintained that investment by NIMASA in the educational sector through its corporate Social responsibility (CSR) initiative is considered an investment in the future of Kaduna State.

School in Kaduna

“We in Kaduna State are very glad for this intervention by NIMASA and your continuous effort to support us particularly in the educational sector. We recognize your role in assisting our administration to deliver quality Governance to kaduna state. We in Kaduna have a worthy ambassador. Dr. Jamoh has shown real commitment to the growth of Kaduna State and Nigeria at large. He is an asset to the Nigerian nation”, he said.

In his speech, the Director General of NIMASA, Dr. Bashir Jamoh noted that the quest to support the efforts of Government in reintegrating Internally Displaced Persons into the society was the driving force behind the Agency’s intervention.

“As a responsible Agency of Government, we decided to heed the call for support to state governments to reintegrate internally displaced persons into the society. So far, 26 states have benefitted from the scheme and Kaduna is the 27th. Our aim is to ensure that displaced persons in various states in Nigeria are assisted to regain normal life and attain self-reliance without being a burden on the Government”, Jamoh said.

In his words “Our intervention are in 3 categories, income generating palliatives to facilitate means of livelihood via self-employment for direct and indirect employment, food items and educational materials. We acknowledge the fact that education is key to capacity development and nation building”.

In a related development, NIMASA also donated relief and empowerment materials to displaced persons in Gombe State. The Chairman, Senate Committee on Marine Transport, His Excellency, Senator Danjuma Goje commended NIMASA Management while acknowledging the timeliness of the intervention.

The empowerment materials donated by NIMASA include tricycles, sewing machines, grinding machines, sugar cane extractors, vulcanizing and welding machines amongst others. Household and food items were also included in the CSR intervention in both Kaduna and Gombe States by the agency.