The Centre for Africa Liberation and Socio-Economic Rights (CALSER) has expressed satisfaction with the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Farouq on her handling of the federal government’s assistance to victims of humanitarian crisis in the country.
The centre gave this commendation in a press statement issued by its Executive Director, Dr Abubakar Gana, Sunday.
According to Ajibola, the creation of the ministry and the choice of Hajiya Farouq will ultimately go down as one of the legacies of President Muhammadu.
CALSER said it has so far monitored the humanitarian issues in Nigeria occasioned by the Boko Haram terrorists, flooding in some parts of the country and other forms of natural and man-made disasters in the country and expressed satisfaction.
It further disclosed that the minister has done “brilliantly well in not just nurturing a new ministry, but also ensuring that it hits the ground running in the fulfilment of its vision to have social protection systems that are proactive, humane, inclusive and sustainable for the improvement and general welfare of the people.”
The centre lauded the ministry for intervening in mitigating the effect of the Boko Haram crisis in the North-east by ensuring that those displaced by the disaster are adequately covered in the federal government social safety net initiatives.
Amidst the coronavirus pandemic, CALSER noted that Hajiya Farouq ensured that palliatives are distributed in a transparent and accountable manner to the vulnerable in the country.
The centre warned those against the interest of the country to steer clear of the ministry, vowing to resist any smear campaign against the personality of the minister.
