Governor Zulum Advances Ngala State with Seven Major Projects and Teacher Housing Initiative

By Abdulkareem Haruna

BORNO STATE, NIGERIA — Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, embarked on an inspection tour of key development projects and announced a new housing initiative for teachers during a visit to Ngala and Gamboru communities on Friday.

The governor’s tour included a visit to Gamboru’s central mosque where he participated in the juma’at service before moving on to inspect seven major ongoing projects in the region.

The projects include the Gamboru International Cattle Market, a police station and barracks, a customs barracks, an immigration office and barracks, Ngala Central Primary School, a Mega-size Higher Islamic College, and a Vocational Training Centre.

While speaking about the projects, Governor Zulum emphasized their significance for enhancing trans-border trade between Nigeria and its neighboring countries, Chad and Cameroon.

“I am here to assess facilities that are being constructed by the Borno State Government, most especially those that will put in place the civil authorities and enhance trans-border trade,” Zulum stated.

At the Gamboru International Cattle Market, Governor Zulum went beyond mere inspection, approving the construction of additional shopping malls, animal stands, and an abattoir. He also directed the addition of more departments and the recruitment of tutors at the Vocational Training Center in Gamboru town.

During his tour, the governor also announced the approval of a housing estate dedicated exclusively to teachers in the Ngala local government area. The announcement was made while interacting with teachers and officials of the Local Education Authority at Ngala Central Primary School.

Zulum was accompanied on his tour by several key officials, including the special adviser on special projects, Engr Ibrahim Idriss, World Bank’s Multi Crises Recovery Project (MCRP) Coordinator in Borno State, Babazanna AbdulKarim, and Dr. Ali Umar Bashir, technical specialist at the MCRP. Others in attendance were the General Manager of the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (RUWASA), Engr Mohammed Musa Aliyu, and the Director General of the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Dr. Mohammed Barkindo.

Governor Zulum’s visit, [during which he supervised the distribution of food palliative to a needy and starving population] underscores his administration’s commitment to enhancing the living standards of the people of Borno State through strategic infrastructural development and improved public services. The governor’s initiatives are expected to boost economic activities in the region, particularly around trans-border trade, and improve the welfare of the state’s educators.