Michael Olugbode in Maiduguri
Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum has distributed over 300 bicycles to students who used to trek from neighboring villages to schools in the State.
The governor during his tour of southern senatorial district of the state where 22 projects were slated for commissioning.
The governor, who commenced the tour on Tuesday had already commissioned some projects on Wednesday in Bayo local government area after arriving the council on Tuesday.
On Thursday, the governor commissioned a skill acquisition centre and a secondary school in Kwaya Kusar Local Government Area.
During the commissioning, Zulum announced support to about 200 beneficiaries jointly sponsored by the governor’s Deputy Chief of Staff, Alhaji Haruna Tela, and Hon. Salisu Ibrahim, a board member, Borno State Housing Cooperation.
Zulum also commissioned a newly built Government Secondary School in Yimir Dalang also in Kwaya Kusar. The school has 20 classrooms to accommodate 1,000 students and has four blocks of 1 and 2 bedrooms staff quarters.
He subsequently directed the recruitment of new teachers to be identified from qualified residents of Yimir Lang community.
He also distributed over 300 bicycles to students who used to trek from neighboring villages to schools.
At Ganjiwa town also in Kwaya kusar, Zulum directed the construction of a new secondary school in the year 2022.
At the commissioning, the state’s Commissioner of Education, Engr. Lawan Abba Walkibe, recalled that in the last two years, the Zulum administration has constructed 21 mega schools of 60, 30 and 20 classrooms capacities, and has constructed over 432 classrooms in 48 schools and completely rehabilitated 39 schools.
The commissioner noted that the government has procured 231,000 sets of Mathematics, English, Chemistry, Physics and Biology textbooks to be distributed for free to students.
Zulum was accompanied by the state APC Chairman, Ali Dalori, senator representing southern Borno, Ali Ndume, Deputy Speaker, Borno State House of Assembly, Engr. Abdullahi Askira, members of state assembly, commissioners and other heads of government agencies and parastatals.
The governor before leaving Kwaya Kusar, inspected the town’s General Hospital and directed the Hospital Management Board, HMB, to submit a needs assessment report.
He told them: “This hospital lacks a lot of facilities, submit all your requirements to the CMD, we will make sure all your needs are provided. We will prioritize them and make sure that we provide them as soon as possible.”