Borno state governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, Sunday, commissioned 500 resettlement houses for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Logumani community of Ngala local government area of the state.
The newly constructed Logumani community facilities are made up of units of two-bedroom semi-detached low-cost houses, with basic amenities such as a primary school, health centre, police station, solar street light and borehole as source of water.
The houses were distributed to over 500 families which the governor said was part of state government’s efforts to provide shelter for people displaced by the Boko Haram conflict.
Logumani residents were displaced as a result of the activities of the insurgents. They were previously taking refuge in Dikwa, Ngala and other communities.
The governor in his address gave assurance that his administration would not relent in providing basic services to people of the state.
“I want to commend our partners, Germany, the UK, the UNDP and others for donating to the stabilization facility that makes this possible. I want to assure you that the government of Borno State will not relent in providing necessities to its people”, Zulum said.
In their goodwill messages, the Shehu of Dikwa, Ibrahim Ibn Umar El-kanemi, the Senator for Borno Central, Barrister Kaka Shehu Lawan, member House of Representatives for Bama, Ngala, and Kala-Balge constituency, Dr Zainab Gimba commended Governor Zulum for the leadership he has been providing.
Others included member House of Assembly representing Ngala local government, Hon. Bukar Abatcha, and the caretaker chairman of Ngala, Abdurrahman Abhlkarim.
Meanwhile, Governor Babagana Umara Zulum also distributed livelihood support packages to returnees that were displaced for nearly a decade by theBoko Haram insurgency.
The governor presented allocation letters of houses to some of the beneficiaries with each male and female heads of households receiving N50, 000 in cash.
Other items received were one bull and one cow, a bag of rice and maize, a water pump, clothing materials, seedlings, and insecticide to boost irrigation farming. Meanwhile, female beneficiaries that are housewives each received N20, 000 in cash and a wrapper.
Zulum expressed gratitude to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his commitment to addressing the security challenges faced in Borno state. He also commended the Nigerian military for their sacrifices in combating criminal activities.
