ECOWAS Donates $1.4M to Internally Displaced Persons in Borno State

The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, has made a donation of $1.4 million to Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, in Borno State.



ECOWAS President, Marcel de Souza, made the donation on behalf of the African regional body in two separate cheques of $1 million and $0.4million.

He handed the cheques to Governor Kashim Shetima with instructions that the fund should be used to procure relief materials for the IDPs as he also informed Borno State of ECOWAS’ concern about happenings in Northeast Nigeria, and expressed how he was impressed with the manner the State Governor was able to carry on with developmental programs despite the huge security challenges facing the state. De-Sousa said that the leadership of ECOWAS share the plight and concerns of the IDPs and refugees in Nigeria, promising to do everything possible to support them.

"This is the first time that I am coming to Maiduguri as ECOWAS leader; and I have seen that despite the challenges your Excellency is making a lot to constructive progress; which is very commendable. We have heard reports of how the markets, the schools and public infrastructures were burnt and we are here seeing how you have been tackling the challenges in phases, which is quite commendable and we are congratulating you for that exemplary steps". Mr. De Souza said.