Vice President Kashim Shettima has indicated the Federal Government’s intention to reconstruct Tudun Biri village in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State, which suffered damage due to a misfire incident involving Nigerian military drones.
VP Shettima stated that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu directed the commencement of the Pullako Initiative in Kaduna State, encompassing homes, clinics, schools, veterinary facilities, empowerment programs, and solar energy provisions as a form of reparation for the devastation caused by the drone misfire in Tudun Biri.
Shettima’s spokesperson, Stanley Nkwocha, relayed that the Vice President made these revelations after visiting the victims of the drone misfire at the Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital in Kaduna State, where mostly women and children injured in the incident are receiving treatment.
He said that Shettima also directed the Management of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to mobilise and provide adequate support to the victims of the tragedy in Tudun Biri village.
Announcing President Tinubu’s decision to rebuild the community, VP Shettima who spoke at a meeting with leaders and other stakeholders of the community said, “Most importantly, the President approved the commencement of the Pullako Initiative by next month. The Pullako Initiative is the President’s unique response as a non-kinetic approach to the challenges in the North West.
“Beneficiary states are Sokoto, Kebbi, Zamfara, Katsina, Kaduna, and for the purpose of equity and justice, we deliberately included Niger and Benue States.
“Actually, our intent was to kick off the programme in Sokoto, but in the light of recent development, the President directed that the Pullako Initiative should be kick-started here in Kaduna State. And Tudun Biri will be the first beneficiary of that scheme. We are going to build houses that will complement the efforts of the Right Honorable Speaker.
“But ours is a complete package as well, including houses, clinics, schools, veterinary clinics, empowerment initiatives and solar energy. It’s a complete package of solutions as a non-kinetic response to the problems of banditry and kidnapping in the North West.”
Expressing President Tinubu’s concern for the tragic incident, Shettima emphasized the President’s perspective that, irrespective of the casualty count, losing even one life is distressing.