Governor Samuel Ortom yesterday taught pupils in makeshift classrooms at the Internally Displaced Persons camp Abagena, Makurdi Local Government Area of Benue State.
He undertook the assignment while inspecting facilities at the Presidential Committee on Flood and Rehabilitation building shortly after it was temporarily handed over to him.
The Governor interacted with the pupils and students in JSSI who were taking lessons in their makeshift classrooms at the time of the visit.
He commended the committee for approving the use of the facility to house over 34,000 IDPs, saying it would have been pretty difficult for the state without the building.
The Governor had earlier posed for a snapshot with 12 women who had given birth in the camp and prayed that the children would grow to be useful to the society.
Performing the official handover of the building, representative of the committee, Mr. John Owoicho commended Governor Ortom for effectively managing the camp, saying from checks, he was the best among several other states in that regard.
He also acknowledged past and present Executive Secretaries of the State Emergency Management Agency for their support and cooperation with the committee in the management of disasters and pledged continued support.
