The new minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu, has assured that President Tinubu is ready to end humanitarian crisis occasioned by terror attacks and banditry in Nigeria with clear-cut policies of government.
LEADERSHIP reports that insurgency in the North East, banditry the North West and farmers/herders clash in the North Central had devastated the lives of civilians, rendering millions of women, men and children homeless and in acute need of help and protection.
But the former All Progressives Congress (APC) women leader who assumed duties as minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation said it is a “renewed hope” for all Nigerians because President Tinubu came very prepared.”
Dr Edu had during maiden meetings with the chief executive officers of the agencies under her ministry on Monday expressed the federal government’s commitment to lift 133 million Nigerians out of poverty.
She assured Nigerians of her determination to ensure transparency and accountability during her tenure as Minister.
Speaking in her office yesterday, she restated that with Tinubu’s clear-cut policies, the ministry will achieve the target through different interventions and initiatives aimed at lifting millions of Nigerians out of poverty.
The minister who was received by the permanent secretary, directors, heads of agencies and a huge crowd at the ministry, thanked and commended the permanent secretary and his Staff for being steadfast, hardworking and dedicated thereby keeping the Ministry running.
She assured them of a transparent and result oriented administration while charging them to get ready for the task ahead.
She said, “Indeed it is a ‘Renewed Hope’ for all Nigerians as President Tinubu came very preparedThe Humanitarian Ministry seeks to ease human suffering and maintain/reestablish circumstances that honor and protect human dignity with a mission to develop good humanitarian policies and provide effective coordination of National and International humanitarian interventions that will benefit Nigerians and remove them from poverty.
“The task ahead of us is enormous but must be surmounted. We’ll put smiles on the faces of about 136million poor Nigerians by creating at least 10 million jobs, unveiling the renewed hope agenda for poverty alleviation , among other things”.
She promised that in a few months Nigerians will begin to see results, as the team President Tinubu has put up is very capable, resolute, determined, and desperate for results.
“We will also be working on President Tinubu action plan to pull 136 million Nigerians out of poverty. The journey to achieving this great feat has just begun. Nigerians will get results soon”.
Addressing the entire staff and management of the Ministry, Edu said, “It is very necessary that we get to work immediately. President Tinubu came very prepared and has given us a charge during the inauguration to get to work and hit the ground running as he won’t accept any excuses or failure.
“Nigerians are desperate for a renewed hope and that hope has to come now. There’s a lot to be done, hence the importance of my making sure that we begin this journey just few minutes after my inauguration.
“I operate an open door policy as such they won’t be room for excuses. I am a team player and a good listener, it is therefore expected of us to work in synergy, speed and determination as that is the only way we can meet up with the huge expectations of millions of Nigerians, yes we owe them that.”
The permanent secretary in the ministry, Dr Nasir Sani-Gwarzo, who briefed the minister on the activities of the ministry in the past 4 years, officially handed over documents as well as the entire affairs of the ministry and sector to her in the presence of directors of the ministry
