Borno state Governor Zulum has paid visit to Banki town, Bama local government area of the state.
During the visit, the governor launched another phase in UNDP's regional stabilization facility, encompassing commissioning of police and paramilitary offices to entrench civil authorities.
The governor stated for the night to observe the night life in the town, so as to check if it is returning back to normalcy since it was held under the captive of Boko Haram, forcing residents to flee and become internally displaced, and refugees in neighboring countries.
He was impressed that the town was bustling with social and economic activities which made him to describe what he saw as one of his best moments since becoming governor two years ago.
Governor Zulum said, "Alhamdulillah! It is gratifying to note that business activities have resumed in Banki town. You can see Banki’s situation at 10:30pm today. This is the kind of progress we have been looking for in a long time. I think today is one of my happiest moments because of the fact that we can walk inside Banki town at this odd time. I am very much satisfied, because, this is not 10am, this is 10:30pm. Anybody I believe will be happy to note this development."
"Just six months ago, Banki was a ghost town when we came in, residents confined themselves to IDPs camp for about 7 years. But now we have seen the progress. We express our utmost gratitude to President Buhari, the Nigerian military, Police, DSS, the multinational forces, paramilitary and our volunteers and all other stakeholders for making the changes in Banki, possible. We pray to Almighty to bring lasting peace to this community and the entire state. Insha’Allah, we will continue to provide the needed security architecture in this very important town and other communities of the state. Insha’Allah, we shall continue to build the resilience of the people, we shall promote peace and cohesion among the residents in the entire state, insha’Allah” Zulum concluded.
After his interaction with night traders, He approved the distribution of additional N50m to a number of them, to help enhance their business.
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