The NBA-Access to Justice Project in Adamawa state under the UNHCR-supported SIDPIN Project has facilitated the acquisition and distributed of over 2000 NIN Registration card to displaced persons in Adamawa.
The focal person of the project in the state, Ibrahim B. Mustapha Esq disclosed this at the two day Capacity Building / Training on Housing, Land and Property (HLP) Rights held in Yola, the Adamawa State capital.
Mustapha Esq added that from January 2020 to 2026 the project had also issued Indigeneity certificates to over 20,000 displaced persons to get indigene certificates and resolve over 2000 Court cases, and Probate over 1000 matters across Madagali, Michika, Mubi South, Mubi North, Maiha,Yola South ,Yola North local government areas where the project is implemented and also in areas of special needs.
According to him, the project is providing Legal services/Litigations by defending the interest of IDPs in Courts of Justice within the coverage Areas and providing service by handling Probate-process of securing Letters of Administration in favor of the IDPs among others.
“The programme will strengthen the existing local mechanisms for the prevention and resolution of HLP-related disputes and promote improved access to justice to displaced-affected communities.
“It will provide an opportunity for key stakeholders to discuss prevailing HLP challenges, strengthen coordination of referral pathway and identify practical measures for more accessible, inclusive and effective local dispute resolution,” he said.
Declaring the training open, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry for Reconstruction, Rehabilitation, Reintegration and Humanitarian Services, Adamawa State, Pharm. Amos Enoch Piribu, reaffirms the commitment of the Ministry to sustained collaboration with all stakeholders towards protecting the rights and dignity of displacement-affected communities.
“Today’s capacity-building workshop will strengthen participants’ understanding of HLP rights, dispute prevention and resolution, and available legal and institutional mechanisms.
“Addressing these challenges requires coordinated action by government institutions, traditional leaders, legal practitioners, humanitarian partners and affected communities. Particular attention must be given to women, internally displaced persons, persons with disabilities and other vulnerable groups who may face additional barriers to securing their rights.
“Secure access to housing, land and property is fundamental to human dignity, social stability, recovery and durable solutions to internal displacement. Unresolved land disputes and insecure tenure can undermine the ability of displaced and vulnerable populations to rebuild their lives and achieve sustainable reintegration,” he said.
There were good will messages from other partners and traditional rulers as well as various presentations of papers by experts on Housing, Land and Property Rights.
Veteran journalist and recipient of A.B.C Yola, Reporter of the Year Award (1997), Hassan Umar Shallpella, works with WAP as a Regional Correspondence. He was trained at Institute of Mass Communication and Technology Jos and Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, Training School Lagos.He was a News desk Editor and a Correspondent at the Punch newspaper and till 2019, was the Deputy Editor ofThe Scope newspaper.
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