The Comptroller-General of Customs, Col Hameed Ali, (Rtd), yesterday commissioned a committee tasked with the distribution of relief materials to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in various parts of the country. The committee include the Nigerian Army, Air Force, Police, Civil Defence Corps, Nigerian Union of Journalists, National Agency for Food, Drug Administration Control (NAFDAC), the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) and the Red Cross.
The committees’ terms of reference include planning and executing the logistics involved in the transfer and providing security cover for relief items on transit to ensure that they aren’t tampered with. Also they are to collaborate with the customs service in provision of appropriate logistics support for the operation as well as ensure that the operation is carried out with strict adherence to transparency and integrity.
“The political economy of the Northeast region which bears the major brunt of the insurgency is indeed in a precarious situation that requires assistance from all well-meaning Nigerians.
“I call on you all to see this assignment as an opportunity for national sacrifice. It will demand from you sacrifice, commitment and above all, a high sense of integrity,” he said.
Ali said all Nigerians must acknowledge and appreciate the giant strides already made by the military in routing the insurgents and ensuring Nigeria’s territorial integrity.
