By Olukayode Idowu
The Vice President, Sen. Kashim Shettima has unveiled three new schools and a primary healthcare centre executed by Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum within 100 days of his ongoing second term rule.
Shettima began his project inaugurations on Friday with Shuwari II Mega Primary School which has 20 classrooms with capacity for at least 1,200 pupils.
The school also has staff quarters and sports facilities.
Also at Shuwari II, the Vice President inaugurated a 30-bed community Primary Healthcare Centre which was built to address the increasing healthcare needs due to the influx of internally displaced persons to Maiduguri metropolis and its environs.
The Vice President then paid homage to the Shehu of Borno, Alhaji Abubakar Ibn Umar Garbai Al-Amin Elkanemi.
From the Shehu’s palace, the Vice President went to inaugurate Government Day Secondary School, Gamboru, named after the late Borno SSG, Usman Jidda Shuwa.
The school has 30 classrooms, sports facilities, laboratories among other facilities.
Shettima then went to unveil another mega school at Alakaramti community. The school has 30 classrooms, administrative block, sporting facilities, electricity and water systems. During the unveiling of the projects, uniforms, writing materials and textbooks were distributed to students by the Vice President.
