By JACINTA NWACHUKWU

The National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI), has renamed a resettlement city for persons of concerned after the First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu.

Speaking at the city in Keffi, Nasarawa State, the Federal Commissioner, NCFRMI, Alhaji Tijani Ahmed said the renaming of the resettlement city after Mrs Tinubu was in recognition of her numerous contributions and motherly roles in the lives of the displaced persons in Nigeria.

Ahmed disclosed that the resettlement city housed about 40 households of displaced persons/refugees providing them with a decent accommodation for better living.

Ahmed explained that about 239 individuals benefited from the allocation.

“Your excellency, while the resettlement city project brings new hope, it also underscores the urgent need to expand our interventions,” he said.

Ahmed said that an estimated 6.1 million individuals remain displaced across Nigeria, many of them innocent women and children.

“The growing number of returnee migrants, many of whom embarked on dangerous irregular journeys in search of better opportunities, further heightens the gravity of the situation.

“Disturbing reports continue to emerge of women and children taking refuge in unsafe places, such as market stalls, abandoned buildings, and infamous settlements. These realities can call for bold and immediate measures,” he said

Tijani commended President Bola Tinubu’s efforts at providing durable solutions to challenges of Nigerians and raising the hope of the less privileged and displaced individuals in the country.

He, therefore, called on the people to support the commission for sustained investment to replicate and scale the resettlement model nationwide in order to ensure that no one is left behind.

The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Prof Nentawe Yilwatda, while promising to replicate the initiative across the country, said that the gesture was indeed a renewed hope for the displaced persons.

“Your voice is heard, you’re seen and you matter, you now have access to good life and dignity,” Yilwatda said.

On his part, the Nasarawa State Gov. Dr Abdullahi Sule, commended the Federal Government for its support to humanity especially the displaced persons in the country.

Sule said that the State provided farm lands for the IDPs to aid their livelihood and well-being.

Mrs Tinubu in her remarks said the event represented the progress in the national efforts to restore hope; dignity; safety and patriotism to concerned Nigerians who were displaced from their homes.

“I am pleased to witness the resettlement of 40 households, comprising 239 individuals, into a safe and dignified environment.

“This development reaffirms the commitment of the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Tinubu, which aims to enhance social welfare programmes for all Nigerians.

“President Tinubu would love to see all Nigerians being cared for, live in a dignified environment, going to school and being productive to society, as their hope is being renewed,” she said.

Mrs Tinubu also praised Ahmed, for the successful completion of the project.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the facilities and infrastructure in the centre were a recreational area, mosques, and churches to promote religious ethics among the resident.

Others were Green houses for farming, and a market set up to facilitate the sale of excess produce. (NAN)