By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri-
The Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum has announced his administration’s plan to transform communities in five Local Government Headquarters into urban areas.
The Governor who disclosed this on Saturday during his humanitarian activities in Mafa LGA, explained that communities in Biu, Gubio, Kaga, Mafa and Monguno have been earmarked in the first phase of his urbanization scheme for the state.
“We have started urbanization of villages and towns starting with five local government areas. In each, we are building houses that will provide accommodation to civil servants in flats and bungalows. The LGs are Gubio, Biu, Monguno, Kaga and Mafa in the first phase” Zulum said.
The Governor who spent his night on Friday in Mafa, paid an unscheduled visit to the General Hospital Mafa, during which he came across some dedicated health workers, amongst them, an Igbo woman, Mrs Mabel Ijeoma from Anambra State that had been working there for 15 years, alongside others, received N200,000 gifts from the Governor.
On Saturday, the Governor supervised the distribution of food items and cash to 9,400 internally displaced households in Mafa.
Out of the 9400 beneficiaries, each of the 3,500 male beneficiaries received a bag of rice, a bag maize grid and cash, while each of the 5,900 females beneficiaries received a wrapper, 2 packets of sugar and cash.
Governor Zulum then inspected some ongoing projects, which include: a drip and sprinkler irrigation scheme, a vocational training centre, a shopping complex and motor park with 150 market stalls.
He urged the residents to take advantage of the holy month of Ramadan and pray for the return of peace to Borno and the entire nation.
The Governor also expressed gratitude to the North East Development Commission (NEDC) for supplementing the efforts of the state government.
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