Borno Govt Appeals To NEMA To Support Daily Feeding Of Over 500,000 IDPs

It appears that Borno state government might need the support of more individuals and corporate organisations to continue to sustain the daily feeding of over 500,000 Internally Displace Persons (IDP) in the state. The Deputy Governor of Borno state, Alhaji Mustapha Zanna while receiving relief materials (worth about N7 million naira) from Nigeria Flour Mills today, appealed to the
National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to take over the daily feeding of the IDPs in the state as it is becoming unbearable. He said that the state government provides three square meals to the IDPs at the camps and that the current hardship in the country has also forced those residing outside into feeding at the camps.  Zanna further said that the exercise was eating deep into government purse, especially with the dwindling resources. He said taking over the feeding by NEMA would enable the government concentrate on other areas such as provision of welfare, medical care and other essential services to the people.