The Taraba State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) has reiterated its commitment to providing a safer environment for migrants and internally displaced persons.
The agency’s executive secretary, Dr Echuseh Audu, made the pledge at an event in Jalingo, the state capital, to mark the 2025 International Migrants and Refugee Day.
The ceremony, themed “Migrants, Missionaries of Hope,” brought to the fore the messages of resilience and assurance to the displaced population.
Audu, who expressed concern over the people’s plight, said Governor Agbu Kefas’s administration would not neglect those forced out of their homes by natural and human disasters.
According to the SEMA boss, the event underscored the government’s commitment to protecting rights and fostering self-reliance for migrants and IDPs.
The coordinator of the Migrants/Refugee Unit, Catholic Diocese of Jalingo, Rev. Fr. Collins Dossa, emphasised the importance of faith and utilising one’s talents for personal and societal betterment.
The programme manager for the Justice Development and Peace Commission (JDPC), Michael Patrick, guaranteed the protection of migrants’ and refugees’ rights.
The chairman of the Migrants and Refugee Community in Taraba State, Paul Achagwa, expressed gratitude to Governor Kefas for his free education policy and sought further assistance for rebuilding lives.
Achagwa thanked the people of the state for their hospitality and appealed for start-up packages and mosquito-treated nets to address the people’s health concerns.
