Borno State Governor Kashim Shettima has described the $800 million World Bank aid for rebuilding the Northeast, as “inadequate”.

He spoke yesterday at the Government House in Maiduguri, the state capital, when he hosted the United Nations (UN) Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, Ms Fatma Samoura.

Ms. Samoura, who is also a UN Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative, said the UN had scaled up its presence in Borno and other North Eastern states ravaged by the insurgency.

“Yesterday, we had a long discussion with the World Bank team that came from Washington to attend the workshop.

“The workshop is for validating the year findings of the recovery and peace-building assessment.

“They have promised to leverage 800 million dollars for the North East to response to recovery, rehabilitation, de-mining, waste management and debris processing for the North East of Nigeria,’’ she said.

Shettima commended the UN for standing by the government and people of Borno in identifying the root causes and also finding lasting solutions to the insurgency.

But he described the $800 million pledge by the World Bank as grossly inadequate in view of the enormous challenges left behind by the insurgency.

“It is in the interest of humanity to rally round Nigeria over Boko Haram. The developed world gave Turkey $2b to resettle refugees from Syria.

“There are about two million IDPs from Borno and 20 Local Government Areas were overran by Boko Haram and there is food crisis now in the state,” he said.

He however commended President Muhammadu Buhari for his support to Borno and victims of insurgency.

The UN representative regretted that the UN was having challenges in mobilising resources for Nigeria in view of the humanitarian crises in other parts of the world.

“As we all know, the Syrian crisis that is affecting Europe is also taking a heavy toll in terms of funding from our traditional donors.

“We are trying our best to ensure that our advocacy and our communication strategy are up to the level where we will be receiving more attention from the donor community.

“The humanitarian response plan, as we speak, is just 10 per cent funded, meaning we have only received 24 million dollars.

“This is out of 248 million dollars budgeted for the North East of Nigeria for 2016,” she said.

Samoura, however, pledged that the UN would continue to complement the World Bank and the EU support to address the root causes of poverty and exclusion in the North East.

“The UN will be on your side in order to address the humanitarian situation.

“The UN will also support the Borno Government in its work on recovery and rehabilitation for the safe return of the IDPs back to their areas of origin,” she said.

Samoura said her visit to Maiduguri was to demonstrate the sympathy of the UN to the appalling situation of the 1.8 million people who have been displaced by insurgency.

She commended the strong leadership and commitment of the governor to finding sustainable solutions to safe and voluntary return of the IDPs to their places of origin.
http://thenationonlineng.net/800m-not-enough-northeast/

considering his share

Rather than complain, why dont you use the few you got to do something meaningful to the communities affected, maybe after then that people will have a reason to donate more.

Mtchewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww. It's not like the NW contributes anything to the economy, to begin with. So why should the rest of Nigeria pay (loan) for their foolish political cum religious cum tribal creation (boko harams).

Go school. Una no gree.
Get exposure. Una no gree.
Stop killing people. Una no gree.
How can one region create two of the world most dangerous terrorist group? Kilode?
You're against western education and for almajirism. So what has that gained the North.
Your politicians have been controlling Aso Rock for ages, still things no change for una.
Ki le fe?

So this $800million came from America of course. To re-build an area that was destroyed by war America itself created. All to invade Nigeria from the North. According to CIA reports the test for how Nigeria would be disintegrated was carried out in 2012 and they actively predicted that Nigeria would be broken up by 2015. Despite their efforts Normal Nigerian Muslims were not randomly killing Nigerian Christians in other regions of Nigeria out of anger and hate [which was what they hoped]. Everyone simple saw Boko Haram as mad people.

The Boko Haram was now has led to the invasion of Nigeria from by America and China has left because of this. We practically have a US Army base with modernized weapons in Nigeria now "AFRICOM" in the name of fighting Boko Haram.

My question is are Nigerians ready to stay together as free Nigerians accepting and living with our diferences while in total control of our lives or break up as neo-colonial slaves to american-european agendas in our small defenceless scattered tribal/religious towns?

If Nigeria breaks up, the entire west Africa is destroyed.

Bleep all this people

When the other geo-political zones starts agitation, we will see what the World Bank give to each zone. Using North-East insurrection to milk the National Common Patrimony.

Can you imagine this man?

Augment it then.

When the other geo-political zones starts agitation, we will see what the World Bank give to each zone. Using North-East insurrection to milk the Common National Patrimony is not a sign of strength but of weakness that will further drive home the negative point that TERRORISM PAYS.

Chai! Looting mode activated "Abacha did not steal"...Buhari

senior123:
So this $800million came from America of course. To re-build an area that was destroyed by war America itself created. All to invade Nigeria from the North. According to CIA reports the test for how Nigeria would be disintegrated was carried out in 2012 and they actively predicted that Nigeria would be broken up by 2015. Despite their efforts Normal Nigerian Muslims were not randomly killing Nigerian Christians in other regions of Nigeria out of anger and hate [which was what they hoped]. Everyone simple saw Boko Haram as mad people.

The Boko Haram was now has led to the invasion of Nigeria from by America and China has left because of this. We practically have a US Army base with modernized weapons in Nigeria now "AFRICOM" in the name of fighting Boko Haram.

My question is are Nigerians ready to stay together as free Nigerians accepting and living with our diferences while in total control of our lives or break up as neo-colonial slaves to american-european agendas in our small defenceless scattered tribal/religious towns?

If Nigeria breaks up, the entire west Africa is destroyed.

i hate blame game....