By Yusuf Mohammed Lawan, Gombe, August 26th, 2024
To the most neglected, most economically downtrodden and disadvantaged Nigerians especially among persons with disabilities (PWDs), Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), orphans, widows, poor, needy, women and even students of higher institutions across different states in Nigeria, who primarily bearers the brunt of the painful economic situation in the country which is marred by the seeming incessant hike in the prices of essential commodities in all our market centers throughout the country, charcterised by the unbearable hardships resulted from the fuel subsidy removal that bring about risen inflation in the country and worsened by the alarming upsurge in the electricity bills, nothing can be more dearer and lovelier to these neglected Nigerians other than president Tinubu to appoint HRM Queen Dr. Halimat Adenike Tejousho to head the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs.
The Founder/CEO of Queen Adenike Foundation (QATF) Dr. Tejousho has always been a source of consolation to millions of vulnerable communities, she had over the years used the resources of her QAT foundation to put smile on million faces through series of socially responsive programmes that are geared towards alleviating the lingering socio-economic hardships rocking the Lessprivilaged Nigerians from all works of life.
Should president Bola Ahmed Tinubu decided to listen to the clarion calls of majority of Nigerians clamouring everyday for the appointment of Dr. Halimat Adenike Tejousho to replace the suspended minister of Humanitarian Affairs Betta Edu. Given the many experience she garnerred as a most compassionate philanropist, a kindhearted "mother of the motherless" as she was fondly called, a mother whose humanity emboded the qualities of compassion, empathy, and kindness that define humanity at its best. Dr.Tejousho's ministership could no doubt transform the lives of million vulnerable Nigerians in an unimagined ways as follows,:
*Humanitarian Affairs*
Dr. Tejousho as a Humanitarian minister will give more priority with the resources available to her office on coordination of humanitarian responses in key important areas such as: refugee empowerment registration and provision of identity document, food clothing, health care and essential items, building of befitting shelter, skills training for incomes generating activities as well as Initiating resttlement support for refugee to resettle in Nigeria or other countries etc.
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| QAT Foundation staff distributing relief items in one of the IDPs camps |
*Management and support for Internally Displaced Persons(IDPs):*
Through programmes like: direct support to orphanages, including proving adequate food, shelter and healthcare, reuniting them with their families as well as taken care of their education through special scholarships etc.
*Disaster Management:*
Tejosho as a minister of Humanitarian Affairs will ensure the timely revamping of the neglected areas of Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) of the ministry by focusing on efforts to reduce or mitigate the impact of disaster reduction, prevention, mitigation, and response.
She will also give credence to strengthening Emergency Response instrument of the ministry by ensuring immediate actions are taken during emergency situation to save lives and property of Lessprivilaged Nigerians
Other areas under disaster management the kindhearted mother may stand tall to ensure they become operational and beneficial to the common man including the coordination of food and water distribution to affected population, provision of medical and healthcare service to the poor citizens during disaster, evacuation and shelter management to provide alternative temporary shelter to victims of disaster among the poor citizens especially IDPs, women, orphans and PWDs etc.
*Social Development:
As a staunch believer and promoter of Bernard Meltzer saying, “there is no better exercise for your heart than reaching down and helping to lift someone up.” Dr. Tejousho's ministership will focus more on lifting others through the ministry's instrument of social development. As she is always do even with her personal resources, she will focus on poverty reduction efforts through several socially responsive programmes like conditional cash transfers and health insurance, education and Skills Development to support for free education, vocational training, and skills development for children of the Lessprivilaged Nigerians.
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| Dr.Tejousho being fielding questions by journalists after a humanitarian activities recently |
Others may include health and nutrition Initiatives to improve healthcare, nutrition, and access to clean water for the poor citizens and their families, championing gender equality and empowerment Programs to promote gender equality, women's empowerment, and address gender-based violence, youth evelopment Initiatives to support youth employment, entrepreneurship, and leadership development.
The focus on cmmunity development support will be more intensified in order to facilitate the development of specialized community-based projects, including infrastructure development and social services. Social Inclusion and cohesion Programs to promote social inclusion, tolerance, and national cohesion with focus on vulnerable citizens.
*Human Rights and Protection:
Efforts to protect human rights, particularly for vulnerable populations are the primary objectives of Dr. Tejousho's QAT foundation which she strove to pursue vigorously for many years through personal resources. Availing her with the opportunity to head the humanitarian ministry will no doubt emboldened her to do more protection of human rights, specifically for the vulnerable communities including women, IDPs, PWDs, orphans, distitutes etc.
As a mother who always value the protection of humanity as a top priority, the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs under Dr. Tejousho's watch will focuses mord on: protection of Vulnerable groups, that is to say ensuring the rights and safety of vulnerable populations, including women, children, IDPs, and refugees etc would be given urgent attention. Next to consider is the protection from exploitation which is an effort towards preventing and responding to exploitation, including human trafficking, child labor, and sexual exploitation that become a source of concern among poor citizens in Nigeria.
Refugee, women and Internally displaced persons (IDPs) rights protection are also central to Dr. Tejousho, she will strive to ensure the rights and safety of women, IDPs, refugees and asylum seekers in Nigeria are adequately granted and protected.
A major component of Dr.Tejousho' s human rights protection as a federal minister is the protection services for vulnerable populations, including women, children, and persons with disabilities.
Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) Protection under her watch as a minister of Humanitarian Affairs would ensure the full inclusion of persons with disabilities in all governmental policies and programmes of Ministries Departments and Agencies (MDAs) throughout the country.
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| Assorted food items distributed to poor and needy by Dr. Tejousho through QAT Foundation recently |
All these aforementioned socially responsive and developmental initiatives aimed at improving the well-being and quality of life for Nigerians, particularly vulnerable populations, and promote sustainable social progress in line with president Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu's Renamed Hope Agenda are designed to make life better for the Nigerian citizens especially the most vulnerable and economically disadvantaged Nigerians.
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