The Governor of Borno State, Babagana Umara Zulum has yesterday visited Logumani, a community in Ngala Local Government Area where he approved the construction of 500 resettlement houses to accommodate returnees according to Maidawaarewa.
Residents of Logumani were among the people who were displaced as a result of the activities of Boko Haram insurgents for over seven years.
Zulum said he will support the residents of Logumani to enable them rebuild their homes, destroyed by insurgents, he also ordered the State Rural Water Supply Agency (RUWASA) to construct borehole that will address water needs of returning IDPs.
During the visit, Zulum spoke with residents of Logumani, who are taking refuge in Dikwa town and discussed on ways of returning them back to their ancestral homes, the governor did same in Kirawa town in Gwoza Local Government Area where he supervised the resettlement of over 2,500 households.
Maidawaarewa reports that the governors visits mainly focused on building, supervising or allocating newly built resettlement houses, distributing cash and food aid, supplying agricultural packs to farmers, and meeting with military commanders to review security situations and deploy strengthening measures where necessary.
Those who went on the trip together with the governor were the member representing Ngala at the state assembly, Mustapha Dalatu, and that of Dikwa, Zakariya Dikwa, Former Commissioner of Agriculture and APC’s candidate for a house representatives seat, Engr. Bukar Talba and heads of relevant establishments of government involved with construction and reconstruction, provision of water, livelihoods and general human empowerment.
