ActionAid Nigeria has visited Tudun Biri to commiserate with the people over the bomb mishap and donated foodstuff, while urging immediate compensation to the victims.
The team led by its deputy country director, Suwaiba Mohammed Dankabo, and board member, Hajiya Aisha M. Bello, extended condolences to the victims’ families.
Speaking in Kaduna, ActionAid Nigeria’s country director, Andrew Mamedu, called on the federal and state governments to collaborate in “collating similar poor and excluded communities across Nigeria and extend such essential amenities to them to enable their people enjoy the basic needs of life.”
“ActionAid acknowledges the outpouring of promises and commitments from various quarters, including the Northern caucus of the House of Representatives, pledging N350 million for developmental projects for the Tundun Biri community, Senate donating their December salaries and President Tinubu’s Fulako Initiative, designed to address the challenges of banditry and kidnapping in the North and for empowerment initiatives in Zamfara, Kebbi, Katsina, Kaduna, Niger, and Benue states.
“ActionAid Nigeria calls on various ministries, departments, and agencies to collaborate with the state government in documenting all these promises and tracking and verifying the implementation of these commitments, especially regarding the provision of essential amenities like hospitals, water, and other basic facilities. This is to ensure that these promises are fulfilled promptly and without politicisation. We also urge civil society organisations (CSOs) to support this monitoring effort and prevent the community from being used as a pawn for scoring media publicity,” he said.
