Cephas Iorhemen 
The Benue State taskforce on durable solutions for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) yesterday met to define roles and the action plan for humanitarian response. The committee has also shared strategic plans and specific responsibilities to various Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs). The durable solution for the IDPs is basically targeted at the reintegration and resettlement of the IDPs back to their ancestral homes.
The Commissioner for Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, Hon. Aondowase Kunde, said it became necessary for the taskforce to work in collaboration with different ministries and agencies, to come together and share information, aimed at coming up with a workable document for the humanitarian response in the state.
Kunde, who is the chairman of the taskforce, said the meeting is in collaboration with the Bureau for International Cooperation and Development, and the roles of the Ministries, Departments and Agencies are defined to the various heads, adding that upon completion, the document will be presented to the governor in line with the guideline he has given them to work.
