Why Bauchi state has become second home to IDPs – Gov. Abubakar

The Bauchi state Governor, Mohammed Abdullahi Abubakar has observed
that insurgency and ethno-religious conflicts happening elsewhere in
the North-East have led to the state becoming a second home to many
internally displaced persons, IDPs.


He explained that the IDPs being referred to were those who fled their
homes in some troubled states in the North-East.

The governor made this disclosure on Thursday in Bauchi during Peace
Club interactive forum organised for selected secondary schools in the
state.


"Our peaceful state has made us enjoying multiple approaches to peace
resolutions, and that is why the state has become second home to many
IDPs," he said.

The governor stressed that the event is timely, and is on the urgent
need to disabuse students' mind with respect to conflicts and
religious intolerance that bring about insecurity.

"It's only when there is peace that we can develop and make progress
and peace building is an essential commodity," he added.


Abubakar maintained that it is imperative for people of the state to
cultivate the habit of tolerance, cohesion and respect for one
another, so as to live in peace