‘We are all internally displaced’ — Obi decries poor conditions at Sokoto IDP camp

The Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, statesmanlike candidate, Peter Obi, has criticised the authorities implicit the information of much than 1,000 internally displaced persons astatine the Ramin Kura IDP Camp successful Sokoto.

Obi raised the concerns successful a connection posted connected his societal media leafage aft visiting the campy connected Tuesday, September 29, during his two-day enactment successful Sokoto State.

He said helium recovered it distressing to spot displaced Nigerians surviving successful makeshift shelters and thatched rooms, with immoderate rooms accommodating arsenic galore arsenic 10 people.

Obi besides said the campy lacked capable toilet facilities, a superior healthcare centre and a basal schoolhouse for children.

“I person ever insisted that arsenic agelong arsenic adjacent 1 Nigerian lives successful an IDP camp, we are each internally displaced,” Obi said.

He called connected the authorities to amended conditions astatine the campy portion addressing the information problems that forced the residents to permission their communities.

Obi said the Sokoto sojourn was his 12th sojourn to an IDP campy successful Nigeria and pledged to proceed supporting displaced Nigerians.

He besides criticised the country’s governmental leadership, saying ...