CPDM promise to take back Kumba 1 Council from SDF

The section President of CPDM Meme 1A, Tabot Lawson Bakia alias ‘Njalla’ has promised to flush out the opposition party in meme 1A especially the SDF so that the CPDM will recover their council and the lone parliamentary seat which is presently managed by the SDF party.

Taking a retrospective look at the party 31 years down the road, he opined that the CPDM under Biya as the National President has achieved much in terms of development and peace, as can be seen in the current fight to eradicate the Boko Haram insurgency in the Far North of the country.The United Nations is stepping up its efforts to alleviate the humanitarian crisis in the north east of Nigeria.

The international body has announced plans to relocate its humanitarian coordination centre to Maiduguri to achieve more effective response to the challenges created by Boko Haram insurgency in north-eastern Nigeria.

After a humanitarian situation assessment visit to Borno State, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, Ms Fatma Samoura said that the move would also enable the organisation have direct access to affected areas.

She added that relocating the coordination centre from Abuja to Maiduguri had become necessary considering the condition at the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps and communities hosting them.

“I have decided that the centre of coordination be moved from Abuja to Maiduguri and UN senior staff will be deployed accordingly.

“In the weeks to come, seasoned and top-notch staff will be deployed to really cater for the needs of the IDPs and the host communities.

“This is in order to scale-up support and enhance coordination of our humanitarian response in the light of the significant challenge that the crisis presents.

“This will also ensure that they are closer to the IDPs, emergency management bodies and the state authorities.”

Ms Samoura lamented the situation at the IDPs camps and urged development and humanitarian actors to do more to support the Borno government’s efforts.

According to the UN coordinator, nearly 15 million civilians have been affected by insurgency in the region, resulting in over 2.2 million people being displaced most of whom are in Borno State, totalling about two million IDPs.

Samoura said that the UN would continue to support the government of Nigeria to provide humanitarian assistance to survivors, especially vulnerable women and girls and also to reach those in dire need.

He used the opportunity to congratulate the soldiers fighting relentlessly against Boko Haram in the far North and urged them to do all they can to wipe out Boko Haram from our territory.

On the issue of the recent reorganization of the party’s basic organs that brought him to the helm of Meme 1A Section, Tabot Lawson said militants and sympathizers of the CPDM should put aside their differences and work for the progress of the party in Kumba I sub-division. He reminded the militants that the best weapon for election is to register on the electoral lists and be in possession of a voter’s card and a membership card.

Tabot Lawson however appreciated the over 1000 militants that turned out massively to give the ceremony the grandeur it witnessed.

Other speakers at the ceremony included the WCPDM and YCPDM section presidents, Mme Beatrice NtubaMbone and Humphrey Andong respectively.

Also, in attendance were the Government Delegate to the Kumba City Council, Victor NkeleNgoh, former mayor and government delegate, CavenNnokoMbele and Hon David NgohMotasse amongst others. The former section president of Meme I A Prince EkaleMukete was conspicuously absent.The United Nations is stepping up its efforts to alleviate the humanitarian crisis in the north east of Nigeria.

The international body has announced plans to relocate its humanitarian coordination centre to Maiduguri to achieve more effective response to the challenges created by Boko Haram insurgency in north-eastern Nigeria.

After a humanitarian situation assessment visit to Borno State, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, Ms Fatma Samoura said that the move would also enable the organisation have direct access to affected areas.

She added that relocating the coordination centre from Abuja to Maiduguri had become necessary considering the condition at the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps and communities hosting them.

“I have decided that the centre of coordination be moved from Abuja to Maiduguri and UN senior staff will be deployed accordingly.

“In the weeks to come, seasoned and top-notch staff will be deployed to really cater for the needs of the IDPs and the host communities.

“This is in order to scale-up support and enhance coordination of our humanitarian response in the light of the significant challenge that the crisis presents.

“This will also ensure that they are closer to the IDPs, emergency management bodies and the state authorities.”

Ms Samoura lamented the situation at the IDPs camps and urged development and humanitarian actors to do more to support the Borno government’s efforts.

According to the UN coordinator, nearly 15 million civilians have been affected by insurgency in the region, resulting in over 2.2 million people being displaced most of whom are in Borno State, totalling about two million IDPs.

Samoura said that the UN would continue to support the government of Nigeria to provide humanitarian assistance to survivors, especially vulnerable women and girls and also to reach those in dire need.