Vice President Kashim Shettima arrived in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, on Friday, where he was received by Governor Babagana Umara Zulum, ahead of the flag-off of major road rehabilitation projects in the state.
On arrival, the Vice President proceeded on a condolence visit to Prof. Shehu Liberty (the Dean of the Faculty of Management Sciences at the University of Maiduguri), over the death of his wife, Dr. Fatima Shehu Liberty. VP Shettima commiserated with the bereaved family and prayed Almighty Allah to forgive the deceased, grant her Aljannatul Firdaus, and give the family the strength to bear the loss.
The visit also comes ahead of today’s flag-off of the rehabilitation of the Bama-Banki Road and the Dikwa-Gamboru-Ngala Road, two strategic corridors expected to strengthen movement, trade, security access, and recovery efforts across communities affected by years of insurgency in Borno State @GovBorno.
The road projects form part of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s @officialABAT broader infrastructure renewal agenda, aimed at reconnecting communities, opening up economic routes, and supporting the full restoration of livelihoods in the North East.
Bama, Banki, Dikwa, Gamboru and Ngala are key border and commercial communities whose recovery is central to the return of normal life, cross-border trade, and long-term stability in the region.
