President Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday, assured Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, that his administration would leave no stone unturned in restoring their devastated communities for their immediate and safe return.
The president gave the assurance while congratulating the 2,000 IDPs at the Kuchingoro Camp in the Federal Capital Territory.
The displaced persons are getting set to return to their communities in the Northeast.
The president, who was represented by his media aide, Mallam Garba Shehu, said his administration would not forget citizens in their time of distress, adding that it would work for their betterment and security.
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Shehu who received the IDPs at the precincts of the Presidential Villa, expressed the president’s gratitude to members of the international community and Nigerians, including Aliko Dangote, General T.Y Danjuma and other philanthropists, for their sustained efforts towards the reconstruction and rehabilitation of destroyed communities in the Northeast.
Mrs. Maryam Nuhu, the leader of the IDPs, who were mainly women and children, thanked the Buhari administration for the defeat of the Boko Haram terrorists and the ongoing reconstruction of their communities.
“Our towns and villages have been cleared of these terrorists. We can now confidently return home and pick up our lives from the points where we will meet them. Mr. President, thanks for making this possible for us to be returning home. Our sad story took a turn for the better because of the calibre of military leaders you appointed,” she said.