Gov Shettima, Emir Of Bama Break Fast In IDP Camp

Borno State governor, Alh Kashim Shettima, yesterday broke official protocol as he led government officials to break their fast at an internally displaced persons’ camp.

Shettima was accompanied by the Shehu of Bama, Alh Kyari Ibn Ibrahim Elkanemi, and other government officials when he joined over 2,000 IDPs to break the Ramadan fast.

The governor who arrived the Yerwa Government Girls College, the camp of Bama IDPs, at about 6:15pm first performed the late evening prayers in congregation of the IDPs before setting down to enjoy the breaking of fast with them.

Security operatives comprising policemen and soldiers ensured a hitch-free session during the over one hour stay of the governor and the emir.

The atmosphere was charged with mixed feelings as IDPs shed tears of joy having their governor and monarch coming to share in their plight.

Governor Shettima who addressed the IDPs after the sumptuous meals said, “We are here in solidarity with our kinsmen. The faces you see here are of people in despair and that of hope of a people who have an indomitable will to bounce back despite the challenges.”

He assured that very soon, the towns that have been liberated will be rebuilt. He said President Muhammadu Buhari is committed to the task of securing the northeast and rebuilding destroyed territories.

He said for the first time, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) which had in the past bore a lacklustre attitude towards assisting the state has improved in their assistance.

The Shehu of Bama who also addressed his people in the local Kanuri language, thanked the governor for visiting his displaced subjects even as he implored the people to use the Ramadan to ask God to help in expediting their return back home.