Buhari’s directive to World Bank genuine plea to solve humanitarian crisis in North East – Oshiomhole
BENIN CITY-INMEDIATE Former Edo state governor Comrade Adams Oshiomhole explained Monday that President Muhammadu Buhari's request to the World Bank to support the north-east of the country was based on the president's genuine concern to attract international assistance to the more than two million internally displaced people (IDPs) in the Northeast as a result of the Boko Haram insurgency. Oshiomhole,
who described as an alleged unfair and evil attempt to misinterpret the President's effort, said that he was at the meeting when the issue was discussed and that it was aimed at finding a solution to the humanitarian crisis ravaging the Northeast and other IDP camps in the South. In a statement personally signed by the former Governor, he recounted that "it is a matter of fact that I was present at the meeting of President Muhammadu Buahri with the President of the World Bank, Dr. Kim Jong, on July 21, 2015 at the Blair House , Washington DC It is quite unfortunate that a patriotic request made by the President and sustained by an altruistic motivation is being twisted, manipulated and politicized to suit certain political ends. The President made the request in the context of the devastation of the Northeast and the need for international organizations to increase in support of the Nigerian government's efforts to stem the humanitarian crisis in that part of the country. The inhuman conditions of internally displaced persons were also discussed and the President urged the World Bank to seek the best possible ways to deal with the crisis before it was out of control. "In the state of Edo in that period, the government I led also faced the challenge of dealing with IDPs who came to settle on the outskirts of the city of Benin without the knowledge of the state government. of Mr. President before we could offer our logistical assistance to make their location habitable to avoid any humanitarian crisis. "For those who are familiar with the devastation of the Northeast, where more than 20,000 people have been killed with more than 2 million of internally displaced persons, sounds of political notoriety for any rational mind that questions the President's request. "The idea of trying to read the sectional meaning or the ulterior motive of this genuine and patriotic request is extremely unfair, condemnable and unfortunate. It is instructive for us to know when to play politics and when not to play politics, especially with serious challenges One of the responsibilities of credible leadership is to know when and how to prioritize the challenges of governance, and the humanitarian crisis in the Northeast was becoming an international shame, hence the request. " President Buhari remains a statesman who is not only patriotic and altruistic in his intentions, but whose actions speak volumes for our unity of purpose. We should see the country as an indivisible entity driven by common goals and goals, "he said.
who described as an alleged unfair and evil attempt to misinterpret the President's effort, said that he was at the meeting when the issue was discussed and that it was aimed at finding a solution to the humanitarian crisis ravaging the Northeast and other IDP camps in the South. In a statement personally signed by the former Governor, he recounted that "it is a matter of fact that I was present at the meeting of President Muhammadu Buahri with the President of the World Bank, Dr. Kim Jong, on July 21, 2015 at the Blair House , Washington DC It is quite unfortunate that a patriotic request made by the President and sustained by an altruistic motivation is being twisted, manipulated and politicized to suit certain political ends. The President made the request in the context of the devastation of the Northeast and the need for international organizations to increase in support of the Nigerian government's efforts to stem the humanitarian crisis in that part of the country. The inhuman conditions of internally displaced persons were also discussed and the President urged the World Bank to seek the best possible ways to deal with the crisis before it was out of control. "In the state of Edo in that period, the government I led also faced the challenge of dealing with IDPs who came to settle on the outskirts of the city of Benin without the knowledge of the state government. of Mr. President before we could offer our logistical assistance to make their location habitable to avoid any humanitarian crisis. "For those who are familiar with the devastation of the Northeast, where more than 20,000 people have been killed with more than 2 million of internally displaced persons, sounds of political notoriety for any rational mind that questions the President's request. "The idea of trying to read the sectional meaning or the ulterior motive of this genuine and patriotic request is extremely unfair, condemnable and unfortunate. It is instructive for us to know when to play politics and when not to play politics, especially with serious challenges One of the responsibilities of credible leadership is to know when and how to prioritize the challenges of governance, and the humanitarian crisis in the Northeast was becoming an international shame, hence the request. " President Buhari remains a statesman who is not only patriotic and altruistic in his intentions, but whose actions speak volumes for our unity of purpose. We should see the country as an indivisible entity driven by common goals and goals, "he said.
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