NIMASA reinstates commitment to welfare of IDPs, development of economy.  

It added that the welfare of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and victims of natural disasters are of great concerns to the agency.

The Director General of the apex Maritime agency, Dakuku Peterside made the statement at the presentation of relief materials to the Governor of Kaduna State at the Government  House in Kaduna

The relief materials are meant for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the state.

Dakuku who was represented at the event by Executive Director, Finance and Administration, Dr. Bashir Jamoh, said, “The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency is here today in line with its Corporate Social Responsibility disposition. We are conscious of the situation of the internally displaced persons in the country, and so we are here with a message of hope. We are not here to lament, but to felicitate with you and at the same time encourage you to remain hopeful and steadfast in the face of this challenge. NIMASA, as a socially responsible institution, will continue to support efforts geared towards improving the lives of Nigerians to make them live meaningfully in our society,” the DG said.

The Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, while receiving the materials, urged corporate organizations in Nigeria to emulate NIMASA by supporting and complementing government’s efforts towards alleviating the suffering of persons affected by the recent floods and other natural disasters across the country.

El-Rufai said the donation came at the right time, noting that the plight of the IDPs has been challenging and of concern to the state and that the materials would be evenly distributed to the IDP camps across the state. The governor stated that the state government was doing its best to ensure the welfare and security of IDPs in the state.

“We note this NIMASA’s act of magnanimity. Kaduna State has a total number of over 11,000 internally displaced persons who are in different IDP camps spread all over the state and these materials came at the right time. There will be prudence, transparency and accountability in the management of the distribution of the donated items to the IDPs. This is a commendable act and we will continue to ensure the welfare and security of our people. And so, we call on other corporate institutions as well as individual philanthropists to emulate NIMASA,” the governor said.

Materials donated ranged from mattresses, garri, school bags, salt, rice, fishing nets, blanket, tins of powdered milk, beverages, soap/ detergents, sugar, noodles, palm/vegetable oil, amongst others.