By Peter Jonah
Nigeria’s Minister for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu has told the joint National Assembly Committee that she was determined to meet 100 per cent, of the mandate given to her by President Bola Tinubu to reduce humanitarian crises andpoverty challenges in Nigeria.
The Minister asserted this while addressing the National assembly joint committee on humanitarian and special duties during her Ministry’s budget defence.
According to her, Nigeria is saddled with 16 million people directly affected by the humanitarian crisis, including refugees, migrants from other countries, etc.
