Human Angle

Commission Launches Transitional Learning Centre for IDPs

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The National Commission for Refugees, Migrants, and Internally displaced persons has launched transitional learning centers to facilitate access to accelerate and informal educational opportunities for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs).

Launching the project in New Kuchingoro IDP Camp Abuja on Friday, the Commissioner, National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons, Imaan Sulaiman Ibrahim said the transitional centres are in furtherance of Educate All Initiative launched in 2022 in partnership with Aid for Rural Education Access Initiative (AREAI).

Hajia Imaan said education is a fundamental human right and most children living in conflict areas are often left behind.

“Despite their great vulnerability, internally displaced and migrant children and their specific educational needs are now well placed to attract support within national educational policies and humanitarian response plans,” she said.

Also, the Coordinating Head of AREAI, Gideon Olarewaju said the Initiatives has worked assiduously to make education accessible to the IDPs with the help of the Federal government.

Mrs Joy Onojah the representative of the Minister of Education Mallam Adamu Adamu, said the Ministry would collaborate with the Commission on the project, to ensure that every child has basic education.

They are operational in eight IDP camps in the FCT, including New Kuchingoro, Takuchara, Karon Majigida, Wassa, Waru, Durumi, Malaysian Garden, and Yimutu.

Chinasa Ossai

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Politics

IDPs will not be disenfranchised – INEC

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The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, says Internally Displaced Persons Voting Centers have been created for persons displaced by insecurity in Niger State.

The Niger State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Ahmed Garki, who stated this during a stakeholders meeting on Friday in Minna, said 247 polling units across the state were affected by insecurity in the state.

He added that plans have been concluded to ensure that people from those units are not disenfranchised.

Garki stated that the internally displaced persons will participate in the forthcoming general elections from their various camps.

“248 polling units are affected by insecurity and those people who belong to those polling units would have their voting done from their IDP camps.

“We have identified IDP camps in Shiroro, Munya, Mokwa, and Paikoro. The IDPs in Rafi local government area have all returned to their homes,” he said.

He also stated that 21,038 personnel will be involved in the conduct of the elections in the state adding that INEC in Niger state is fully prepared for the general elections.

The Head of Electoral Operations, Mohammed Yusuf, confirmed that 5,305 BVAs received are being configured for the various polling units across the state.

He added that the BVAs have been tested during the mock accreditation held in some local government areas in the state.

Yusuf said the state had received 461,923 new Permanent Voter Cards adding that 418,541 PVCs have been collected by their owners.

He added that after the last continuous voter registration, the state now has 2,698,344 registered voters.

Punch / Titilayo Kupoliyi

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