The Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has assured Nigerians that he would end Internally Displaced Persons, IDP, camps if elected as president of Nigeria.
Obi said he should be considered a failure if after one year and six months in office Nigerians are still in IDP camps.
Speaking in Jos, Plateau State capital yesterday, Obi assured Nigerians of protection if elected president of Nigeria.
He also stressed the need for unity among Nigerians, noting that the country is divided along tribal and religious lines.
According to Obi:
“Our commitment is to unite Nigeria because today there is no unity, we are divided along tribal lines, religious lines, and that should not be, we are Nigerians.
“Number two is to secure Nigeria, it’s our priority to ensure that Nigerians live in safety. In a place like Plateau and Benue where people are being killed daily, I assure you that no mother will cry again for her children, I assure you that no woman will feel the pain of losing a husband, neither will the father feel the pain of losing a wife.
“I have said it, and I will repeat it that after one year to 18 months in office, if any Nigerian remains in an IDP camp, we have failed.
“No other presidential candidate has been to Bokkos, Mangu, and Barkin Ladi, so I know the pain that people are going through.
“Let me assure you that with Kwankwaso and I as the president and vice president of this country, nobody will kidnap school children and go into the bush.”