Emma Umar
In an attempt to ameliorate the sufferings of victims of communal clashes in Takum local government area of Taraba state, Gov Darius Ishaku donated relief materials to victims through Taraba state Emergency Management Agency.
The relief materials were received by the Caretaker Chairman of Takum local government council, Hon Shiban Tikari who said "It takes a leader with sympathy, empathy and magnanimity like Gov Darius to ensure that homeless persons like such are given hope and taken back to track of the living"
"The effort of the Governor to ensure that normalcy returned to the affected areas in Takum through deployment security apparatuses and constitution of reconciliatory committee composed of Tiv and Jukun is a panacea to building a lasting peaceful coexistence between the warring factions. The committee has indeed helped in laying strong peace foundation despite forces of the enemies who are hell bent on thwarting it" Shiban added.
"As you can this crisis has not help Tiv nor Jukun but reduced us to refugees in our homes. Just imagine how we can't go back freely to farm even as rains approaches. I hereby want to urge all of you to put behind your differences and coexist peacefully with each other. Don't allow your tribesmen whose aim is to use you and your children to score cheap political points by inciting you against your neighbors continue to deceive you. Let's continue to support the Governor in his ongoing peace process so as to achieve more of his Rescue Agenda", Shiban reiterated.
In swift response, the Permanent Secretary Taraba state Emergency Management Agency, Mr Nuvalga DanHabu said the attention of their plights was captured by the Agency through briefs being sent to the Governor by the Chairman. He further admonished the affected persons to always subscribe to every peace building initiatives developed by Gov Darius Ishaku led government because it is a government that prioritises peace and that without peace there would be no development.
In his word "The only solution to this problem is to always support the Governor to build peace in Taraba. We can't benefit any development, be it infrastructure or human empowerment if we don't live peaceful with ourselves"
"The beneficiaries of the relief materials should utilise it. The food items should be shared evenly to ensure that it gets to everyone", DanHabu added.
The relief materials delivered consist of food items such as bags of maize, cassava flour and rice. Others were cartons of maggi, jarcans of palm oil alongside clothes, blankets, mattresses and mats.
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