
Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri –
Over 150 clubs, associations, professional bodies and groups in Borno State have contributed and presented a cheque of N50 million to Governor Babagana Zulum to enable him purchase the APC expression of interest and nomination forms and to re-contest for the governorship election come 2023.
Presenting the N50 million cheque on Wednesday to Governor Zulum at the Government House, Maiduguri, the Chairman of the Coalition, Alhaji Awaji Bukar said ” “this delegation is a representative of the coalition, which includes clubs, associations, professional bodies and groups in the academics, health sector,, business sector, traders, ,transporters, women and youths groups among others across the state”.

“Your Excellency, you may wish to note that these contributions are from.the members of the clubs, associations and profession bodies mentioned above, as well as the general public across the state and beyond who contributed as little as N500 for the said purpose”.
“It is my singular honour and privilege to present to you a cheque of N50 million for the purchase of the expression of interest and nomination forms for you to re-contest the 2023 Gubernatorial Election”.
” Your, Excellency, we are not against your progress but we don’t want you to contest any position at the national level. We want you to re-contest the governorship election and continue the job you have started,”, Bukar said.
He added that the gesture was to express their appreciation on the giant strides his administration has made and unprecedented achievements recorded that he did in the last 3 years and encourage him d more.
Responding, Governor Zulum said ,” I have accepted your call for me to re- contest to continue the good work we started. We have done a lot in the last 3 years but with the gradual return of peace, we are going to do more. As money spent on security will be channeled to execute more projects”.
” Today , Is my happiest day, for the fact that , you gathered as low as N500 to raise N50 million for me to purchase form. I really appreciate and will reciprocate by doing more to our people “., Zulum said.
The governor added, ” during my campaign in 2019, I promised to work hard to ensure roads from Maiduguri to Banki, Maiduguri to Gamboru Ngala, Maiduguri to Baga and Maiduguri to Damboa are reopened.”
” Thank God , today , these roads are now opened, people are plying them without escorts. I also promised to ensure that people go back to their farming and fishing activities . Thank God, now people resumed their farming and fishing activities”, Zulum added
Also in his remarks, the Borno State APC Chairman, Hon. Ali Bukar Dalori thanked the clubs and associations for the gesture and promised to immediately go to Abuja and purchase the form for the governor.
” Today is our happiest day in the history of Borno, state. The day over 150 clubs and associations not only asked Governor Zulum to re-contest governorship election of the state but went further to contribute money for the governor to purchase expression of interest and nomination forms for our dear, workaholic governor for him to continue with the good work he had started. We really appreciate you. Words cannot convey our appreciation “, he added.