Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State
Orders the construction of additional 500 houses–
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri-
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum was in Bama local government area on Tuesday evening to assess needs and monitor developmental efforts.
Governor Zulum, during the visit, ordered the immediate construction of 500 houses in Nguro Soye, a community in Bama.
The Governor also announced the rehabilitation of additional 1,000 private homes in the town, which were destroyed by insurgents, in order to facilitate resettlement of displaced residents.
Professor Zulum, who was at the palace of the Shehu of Bama, Shehu Umar Ibn Kyari Ibrahim El-kenemi, told the monarch that he was in the town for on the spot assessment of schools, promising to work towards educational access for all school aged children in the State.
He also granted the Shehu of Bama’s request for increased agricultural support to farmers ahead of the rainy season.
Governor Zulum also promise to boost agricultural supplies and activities in Bama in order to meet the increasing numbers of returnees that might engage in farming.
