The resettlement and comfort of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) will remain a top priority of the Federal Government, President Muhammadu Buhari said yesterday in Abuja.

He was speaking after a briefing by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development, Dr. Ezekiel Oyebola Oyemomi.

President Buhari said that the well-being of about 1.5 million people displaced by the insurgency in the North-East must always be uppermost in the minds of those in government.

The President, therefore, directed the ministry to always be mindful of the pathetic circumstances of the IDPs, and factor them into proposals for next year’s budget.

“You must help to improve their situation,” the President told the Permanent Secretary and his team of officials.

Dr. Oyemomi briefed President Buhari on the activities of his ministry as well as its successes and the challenges.

He asked for improved funding for the Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development in the 2016 budget.

•Photo shows IDPs undergoig registration in a temporary camp.