Speaker House Of Reps Gbajabiamila Says The Executive And Legislature Are Working To Address IDPs' Plight

The Speaker of the House of Representatives Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila has said that both the Executive and the Legislative arms of government are working assiduously to address the plight of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs).




He disclosed this on Tuesday during a visit to Maiduguri to assess the conditions of the IDPs, said the Federal Government was more than committed to ensure that all IDPs were reunited with their families.


Gbajabiamila said as the Speaker of the House, President Muhammadu Buhari was aware of his visit to Maiduguri and that as a government, they would work together to see an end to the issue.


The Speaker, who used the visit to donate 1,200 bags of rice to the IDPs at their camp along Gubio road in Maiduguri, said the two trucks of rice were his "little token of support."

Accompanied by some principal officers of the House, including House Leader Alhassan Ado Doguwa; Chief Whip Mohammed Tahir Monguno; Minority Leader Ndudi Elumelu, among others, Speaker Gbajabiamila ‎assured that the House would come up with legislation that would put IDPs in good stead.
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The Speaker, who expressed displeasure over the condition at the IDPs' camp, said: "Hajj camps and even refugee camps are meant to be a stop-gap measure, not a permanent site.