Within the last one year, the administration of Professor Babagana Umara Zulum empowered Small and Medium Enterprises, vulnerable families, women and youth groups with N1.5 billion Naira.
Similarly, the Governor established and equipped ICT skills acquisition centre each in Bama, Konduga, Biu, Kwaya-Kusar, Gongulong and Shani.
A statement issued on Sunday by the Governor’s media aide, Mr. Abdurrahman Ahmed Bundi, said the Zulum-administration supported 673,000 vulnerable households with food, non-food items and cash support, amounting to over 1.7 billion Naira to another set of vulnerable families.
He said Governor Zulum settled over 4.5 billion Naira gratuity arrears and other entitlements of retired senior civil servants; and cleared all outstanding gratuities and entitlements of retired permanent secretaries up to December 2024, totaling over 1.4 billion Naira.
“This is in addition to the sum of 200 million Naira gratuity-arrears paid monthly.
“As part of state Government’s contribution to the 2024 Maiduguri Flood Disaster Basket Fund, Zulum released 10 billion Naira and comprehensively renovated the Musa Usman Secretariat and surrounding Ministries, Departments and Agencies submerged by the flood.
“Indeed, Zulum is keeping the people first, despite the twin challenges of insurgency and flood disaster”, he said.
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