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Buhari
leaving for sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD)
in Nairobi, Kenya in Nairobi, Kenya
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President Muhammadu
Buhari on Saturday said the current challenge facing his administration was how
to reintegrate over two million Internally Displaced Persons who are victims of
Boko Haram insurgents.
Media
report continues:
He
said since life had started returning to normal where the IDPs were displaced,
it was important for his administration to re-unite them with their families.
According
to a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba
Shehu, the President spoke at the opening of the sixth Tokyo International
Conference on African Development in Nairobi, Kenya.
Buhari
was quoted as promising that the Federal Government would ensure full
rehabilitation of the displaced persons.
He
also promised to find lasting solutions to combat threats of terrorism in the
country.
He
acknowledged Japan’s assistance through the United Nations Children’s Fund and
other development partners for their support towards the rehabilitation of the
victims of Boko Haram and improving the lives of IDPs in the country.
Describing
the problems as his administration’s primary responsibility, he promised to
tackle them headlong and proffer lasting solutions.
Buhari
also told the summit attended by Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe, 35
African leaders and chief executives of at least 80 major companies from Japan,
that international cooperation with Nigeria was central in the decimation of
Boko Haram terror group.
He
said, “I took over the mantle of leadership in Nigeria when the North-Eastern
part of the country was being ravaged by Boko Haram.
“However,
soon after assumption of office, our administration with the support of our
immediate neighbours — Chad, Cameroon, Niger and Benin — and international
partners including Japan, faced the challenge frontally. `
“As
I speak, the terror group has been decimated and life is beginning to return to
normal in the affected region.
“The
challenge we currently face, which is also being addressed, is that of the
IDPs, which number over two million to get them re-integrated with their
families and their original homes.”
On
global health issues, which is a major focal point of the summit, Buhari
thanked the Japanese government for its contribution of US$800m to the fight
against malaria, tuberculosis among others.
The contribution is part of the US$1.3bn made available to the Nigerian Health Sector by the Global Fund.
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