A Citizens’ Guide to Policy Initiatives
1. The Presidential Initiative on North East (PINE) and National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), are leading the humanitarian efforts with the distribution of 10,300 bags of assorted grains and cereals towards the feeding of the over 2 million persons displaced across the region.
2. In July 2016, PINE, domiciled in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, supplied over 10,300 bags of food items such as rice, millet, maize, guinea corn, salt, vegetable oil, beans, and noodles to Borno, Yobe, Adamawa, Taraba, Gombe and Bauchi States. NEMA on its part supplied Borno State with 13,200 bags of food items.
3. In July 2016, PINE distributed 2,155 assorted shelter materials in nine (9) Local Government Areas of Borno State: Bama, Damboa, Bakacy, Dikwa, Monguno, Mafa, Jere, Banki and Gwoza.
4. The Office of the Senior Special assistant to the President will release monthly reports of Humanitarian Intervention in the region.
5. This week, #NORTHEASTDOESMATTER, the Official Communications Hub for Federal Government of Nigeria’s Interventions, Initiatives, Plans, Actions and Activities for the Rebuilding and Rehabilitation of North-East Nigeria, will be launched. Details soon.