The Speaker of the Benue State House of Assembly, Aondona Dajoh says Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) would be relocated to their ancestral homes.
Dajoh made this known on Friday when he inspected the headquarters and warehouse of the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) in Makurdi.
The speaker noted that the relocation may not be possible during the rainy season because government needs to provide security, shelter and other amenities before relocating people.
“We are working on it and we are on the same page with the governor but if you ask the people to go back now, where will they stay.
“They need shelter, security and we are working towards that direction because you don’t need to just push people back to where they are not secure and they don’t have roofs over their heads,” he stated.
He appealed to the IDPs in the state to exercise patience assuring them that help was on the way.
Dajoh said that it became imperative for him to visit SEMA headquarters and warehouse following the disclosure of the acting Executive Secretary, James Iorpuu that there was nothing to feed the IDPs.
“During the recent crisis in Ikpayongo, Gwer East Local Government, I called the SEMA acting ES to arrange relief materials for the displaced persons but he said there was nothing in the warehouse and I am here to see things for myself.
“It is quite unfortunate that this place that is supposed to be an emergency unit that will respond to issues day and night has nothing in the store,’’ he said.
