President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the release of a total
sum of N5,747,694,780.00 to nine states of the federation for direct
disbursement to those who suffered losses of properties, means of
livelihood and places of worship in the post election violence of 2011.
According to a statement from the Office of Special Adviser Media and
Publicity to the President, Dr Reuben Abati, the approval was based on
the submission of the Sheik Ahmed Lemu’s panel and its adoption by the
Federal Executive Council.
Following the post election violence and civil disturbances in some
states after the April 2011 elections, President Jonathan set up a Panel
of Enquiry headed by Sheik Ahmed Lemu to among other things, identify
the spread and extent of losses suffered across the country.
The Federal Ministry of Lands and Housing was later mandated to assess
the reported losses and damage to properties in all affected states.
Consequently, President Jonathan has approved the release of funds to nine of the 14 affected states as follows:
1. Bauchi - N1,574,879,000.00
2. Sokoto - N55,888,506.00
3. Zamfara - N93,253,485.00
4. Niger - N433,375,875.00
5. Jigawa - N208,667,634.00
6. Katsina - N1,973,209,440.00
7. Kano - N944,827,000.00
8. Adamawa - N420,089,840.00
9. Akwa Ibom - N43,504,000.00
Total - N5,747,694,780.00
President Jonathan has also directed that an Implementation Committee
for the disbursement of the funds to beneficiaries in the nine states be
constituted as follows:
1. Executive Governor or Deputy Governor - Chairman
2. Representative of State Government - Member
3. Secretary of the Sheik Lemu Panel - Member
4. Representative of the OSGF - Member
5. Representative of the FMLH&UD - Member
Inspection and assessment of damages and losses suffered are yet to be
carried out in Borno, Yobe, Gombe, Kaduna and Nasarawa states as
modalities and further instructions for the exercise are still being
expected from the state governments.
Funds to cover the losses sustained by victims of the post election
violence in theses five states will be approved and released at the
conclusion of the assessment exercise.
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