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Insurgency: N/East Presidential Committee partner institutions

Insurgency: N/East Presidential Committee partner institutions
By Mohammed Mamman
Committee
Damaturu, Nov. 15, 2018 (NAN) The Presidential Committee on North-East Initiative (PCNI) says it is partnering key institutions to promote peace and restore normalcy in the region.
Alhaji Tijjani Tumsah, PCNI Vice Chairman, said this on Thursday in Damaturu at a Peace Building and Transitional Justice Workshop, organised for lower court judges, traditional rulers and religious leaders in Yobe.
He said that the committee would use the collaboration to rebuild social cohesion and ensure equity and justice to forestall lingering grievances from recycling conflicts.
Tumsah, who was represented by Malam Musa Damagum, PCNI Coordinator in the state, said the objective of the training was to strengthen peace building processes to enhance resilience and social cohesion to promote justice and reconciliation.
He said the partnership would “develop tools to promote the culture of peace building through formal and informal arbitration mechanisms’’.
“In addition, PCNI and its partners are working to develop a transitional justice framework to form dialogue for peace and reconciliation given the ongoing return and resettlement of displaced persons with grievances that need to be addressed,” he said.
The vice chairman said PCNI would continue to advocate for upholding the rule of law and support dialogue, mediation and reconciliation.
Tumsah urged traditional and opinion leaders to pay serious attention to the entry and exit of strangers in their communities and provide early warning for early response to all threats in their localities.
He advised the participants to make good use of knowledge acquired to enhance peace building, dispute resolution and justice.
Justice Garba Nabaruma, the state Chief Judge, described the training as timely, saying it will enhance rule of law to promote peace building in the communities.
He assured of the commitment of the judiciary to more partnerships with PCNI, government organisations and non-governmental organisations in upholding rule of law and promoting justice.
Alhaji Shehu Hashimi Ibn El-kanemi, the Emir of Damaturu, commended PCNI for the continuos intervention in providing humanitarian needs to displaced persons and capacity building to promote peace and reconciliation in the state.
The traditional ruler assured that the knowledge and skills acquired would be effectively used to promote the process of peace and reconciliation in resettlement of the communities. (NAN)
MM/CHOM/MST
Edited by Chioma Ugboma/Muhammad Suleiman Tola

General news

PCNI trains 400 youths on ICT in Adamawa

PCNI trains 400 youths on ICT in Adamawa
By Muhammad Auwal
Training
Yola, Nov. 10, 2018 (NAN) The Presidential Committee on North East Initiative (PCNI) says it has trained 400 youths in Adamawa on Information Communication Technology (ICT).
Alhaji Tijjani Tumsah, the Vice Chairman of PCNI, disclosed this during the graduation of the students and inauguration of ICT centre at Federal College of Education, Yola, on Saturday.
Tumsah said that about 11,000 youths applied for the training programme at the initial stage but only 400 succeeded after thorough screening.
“The training programme is in line with President Muhammadu Buhari’s plans and initiative to improve access to Information Technology in the North East.
“And it was designed to make the people of the region especially youth self productive and economically independent,” he said.
Represented by Mr Hamman Diram, the PCNI Coordinator in the state, Tumsah explained that the training exercise was conducted in all six states of the region.
He said the core objectives of the programme include establishment of ICT centre of excellence in each of the six states of the North East.
Others include generation of about 3,000 new and sustainable jobs for youths of all categories.
The programme is specifically designed to inculcate the much needed skills to the youths in the region.
“The skills include Entrepreneurship and Computer Appreciation, Digital Graphics and Smartphone Repairs,” he said.
He called on the stakeholders to support the initiative by providing internship, employment and economic support opportunities for the graduates.
Gov. Muhammadu Bindow of Adamawa appreciated the initiative and described it as a robust empowerment and development programme.
“The training programme is among the best initiatives that enhanced and improved the human capacity.
“As a State Government, we reiterate our commitment and readiness to contribute to the developmental efforts of President Muhammadu Buhari,” Bindow said.
In their separate testimonies, the graduates thanked the PCNI for giving them opportunity to study entrepreneurship and ICT.
“We don’t have interest now in government jobs and other related monthly salary business.
“From what we acquired, we can dismantled Smartphone of any type and repair it,” Mr Muhammad Diram, one of the students said.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that among the Smartphone engineers include young girls, age between 15 and 18, while the training lasted one year. (NAN)
AMA/MST
Edited by Muhammad Suleiman Tola

Health

PCNI interventions smooth with Military success in North-East – Vice Chair ‎

PCNI interventions smooth with Military success in North-East – Vice Chair
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NAN-HG-11
‎Interventions
‎By Mohammed Ahmed Kaigama
‎Bauchi, Feb. 23, 2018 (NAN) Alhaji Tijjani Tumsah, the Vice Chairman, Presidential Committee on North East Initiative ( PCNI), says the intervention of medical outreach in the North-East is smooth following successes recorded by the military in the region.

‎Tumsha said this on Friday after monitoring the medical outreach conducted at Bayara General Hospital, Bauchi.

He said: “Nigerian military has been making success in recovering areas in the North-East as such more areas are becoming smooth and available for intervention and outreach programmes.”

‎“So, the challenge we see is in delivering the resources as and when it is required.

“Like you can see, we are here for four days and it seems there is no end to the number of patients.
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“We wish we can have a longer plan and reach more people. That will be our target and that is the target of the federal government through the Presidential Committee on North East Initiative.’’

Tumsah expressed satisfaction with the medical assistance being given to the people.

“As one of our medical interventions that is in Buhari plan we want to offer this medical‎ assistance to all range of people who have no access to medical care.

“This medical outreach is free. It is part of the PCNI initiative to bolster medical care in all the six states of the North East.
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“The exercise has achieved quite a bit of success. Unfortunately, it ends after seven days.

“But we intend to continue with this exercise rotationally within the states of the North-East.

“We will definitely come back to Bauchi again and do the exercise and make a lot more people happy,” he said.

The vice chairman said the medical intervention which was supported by ProHealth International and other health NGOs had a team of qualified doctors in various fields attending to the people. (NAN)
MAK/KTO/MST
Edited by Kamal Tayo Oropo/Muhammad Suleiman Tola