FIC Report (Borno State) – Borno State Governor, professor Babagana Umara Zulum,led a delegation of North East governors to meet with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday.
The meeting, held at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, focused on critical issues affecting the Northeast, including urgent completion of 17 vital road projects and the resumption of oil exploration in the frontier wells, particularly the kolmani and lake Chad wells.
Other governors in attendance included Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe, Bala Mohammed of Bauchi,Mai Mala Buni of Yobe,Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa and Agbu Keffas of Taraba.
Delivering his address during the meeting, Zulum,who is also the chairman of the North East Governors forum, urged the president to complete the ongoing road projects and build critical roads connecting the six states of the zone.
The roads are Kano- Maiduguri Road,- Porthorcourt – Jos-Bauchi-Maiduguri Railway line, Bama- mubi- yola Road, Duguri- Mansur Road ( NNPC project ongoing), Bauchi – Gombe -Biu- Damaturu Road.
Bauchi -Ningi-Nasaru-Babaldo Road and Gombe -Potiskum, Damaturu -Biu- Roads.
Others include Alkaleri-Futik Road, Maiduguri -Damboa- Yola Road, Gombe -Dukku-Darazo Road,Biu- Gombe Road,Ibi-Shandam Road, Maiduguri -Ngala-Bama-Banki Roads.
Governor Zulum commended the president for the commitment to restoring peace within the northeast, stating, “we thank you for fostering peace and stability within the sub-region and continuing with the initiative of your predecessor in sustaining the fight against insurgency.
He assured the president of their commitment to his administration’s initiative on training of manpower and providing technology with a view to reversing the Northeast.
‘We are fully aligning with Mr President’s good initiative of training of manpower and providing technology with a view to reversing the ugly trend in the forest, thereby reducing the insurgency and promoting agricultural development in alignment with renewed hope agenda on food security,’ Zulum said.
He added,” Mr President, the Northeast, governors hold you in high esteem and all of us have resolved to partner with you in your determination to provide good governance for Nigeria with a view to leaving behind lasting legacies and landmarks for the country.”
Responding, president Bola Ahmed Tinubu acknowledged the governor’s concerns and assured them of his administration’s commitment to addressing the developmental needs of the northeast.
Signed
B.A.Abdulsalam
HOC, Maiduguri
4th September,2025.
