Ben Agande, Abuja.
The Federal Government, Thursday, announced the approval for the release of the 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.
Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr Reuben Abati who announced this Thursday said government’s decision was to assist those who suffered loses during the crisis as recommended by the Sheikh Ahmed Lemu panel that was set up after the crisis.
The states to benefit from the money, according to Dr Abati,are, Bauchi, Sokoto, Zamfara, Niger, Jigawa, Kastina, Kano, Adamawa and Akwa-Ibom.
Dr Abati explained that the interest of those who died in the course of the crisis would be accommodated by the federal government.
It will be recalled that following the post election violence andcivil disturbances in some states after the April 2011 electionsPresident 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 committed submitted its report whose recommendation was adopted by the Federal Executive council which directed the Federal Ministry of Lands and Housing was mandated to assess the reported losses and damage to properties in all affected states.
The Special Adviser to the president noted that based on the Ministry’s report, “President Jonathan has approved the release of funds to nine of the 14 affected states as follows: Bauchi; N1,574,879,000.00; Sokoto, N55,888,506.00; Zamfara, N93,253,485.00; Niger, N433,375,875.00; and Jigawa, N208,667,634.00.
Others include: Katsina , N1,973,209,440.00; Kano, N944,827,000.00; Adamawa, N420,089,840.00 and Akwa Ibom N43,504,000.00.
The presidential spokesman explained that” 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 these five states will be approved and released at the conclusion of the assessment exercise” he said.
Dr Abati said the President directed that the executive governors or deputy governors of the respective beneficiary states would chair the Implementation Committee for the disbursement of the funds to beneficiaries, while representatives of the state government, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, federal Ministry of Land, Housing and Urban Development are members. The Secretary of the Sheik Lemu Panel would serveas secretary of the implementation committee.
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/04/fg-approves-n5-7bn-for-post-election-violence-victims/

I was a victim o, cos I took a Dana flight " conditionally " from Kano to Lagos; due to election violence. opportunity for Oga them at d top to chop moni

"The committed submitted its report whose recommendation was adopted by the Federal Executive council which directed the Federal Ministry of Lands and Housing was mandated to assess the reported losses and damage to properties in all affected states.
The Special Adviser to the president noted that based on the Ministry’s report, “President Jonathan has approved the release of funds to nine of the 14 affected states"

Some people always ridicule govt when committees are set up. They say the recommendations of govt committees are either discarded or left to gather dust. But this govt keep proving NAY SAYERS wrong. Here is the recommendations of another committee being implemented. The process is slow, the bureaucracy is huge but in the end, the recommendations are IMPLEMENTED.

However, my concern is that the respective stakeholders and governors charged with disbursement of the funds should ensure the funds reach the victims. I'm still not sure of how the various state govts disbursed the FG funds for flood victims

@insincere9gerian this report was only implemented due to refusal of shiek lemu to be member of newly amnesty commite, which is a slap on FG

http://www.google.com/url?q=http://sunnewsonline.net/news/amnesty-committee-i-rejected-it-because-fg-did-not-implement-my-report-sheik-lemu&sa=U&ei=bXl5UfSZIMvAPKXBgPAC&ved=0CA8QFjAC&usg=AFQjCNHC2gcVs6b112j6mvJKZ9xvAsBMHA

^^ very silly reasoning indeed. It is absurd to insinuate that the process highlighted in the report above was hurriedly done in the last 2weeks that someone refused to be part of another committee. You may want to read the report again and see the very long process that led to this stage of disbursement of funds. First the committee submitted its report. Next the report was deliberated by FEC. Then an assessment by the federal ministry of housing to determine who gets what. Finally the funds was released and announcement made today.

You guys should stop displaying STUPIDD IGNORANCE. I'm still surprised none of the propagandists have attributed the release of the funds to 2015 elections.

In the eye of the HATERS, it is situation of damned if do something, damned if you do nothing for the Jonathan administration. If a federal road is not tarred, wahala. If the federal road is being tarred, its because of 2015 elections or some other absurd reason. If a committee report is not implemented, wahala. If committee report is being implemented, wahala. I tire for haters

Sincere 9gerian: ^^ very silly reasoning indeed. It is absurd to insinuate that the process highlighted in the report above was hurriedly done in the last 2weeks that someone refused to be part of another committee. You may want to read the report again and see the very long process that led to this stage of disbursement of funds. First the committee submitted its report. Next the report was deliberated by FEC. Then an assessment by the federal ministry of housing to determine who gets what. Finally the funds was released and announcement made today.

You guys should stop displaying STUPIDD IGNORANCE. I'm still surprised none of the propagandists have attributed the release of the funds to 2015 elections.

In the eye of the HATERS, it is situation of damned if do something, damned if you do nothing for the Jonathan administration. If a federal road is not tarred, wahala. If the federal road is being tarred, its because of 2015 elections or some other absurd reason. If a committee report is not implemented, wahala. If committee report is being implemented, wahala. I tire for haters

How did u manage to seperate the date the funds were released from the day its release was announced? Sincere_Deluder, stop assuming things in your head or are so close to the committee in real life? Dr. Ifeanyi
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