Zulum allocates N20bn for flood victims, infrastructure development.
Borno State Governor Professor Babagana Zulum presenting a dummy check of 20 billion to the Chairman Flood Relief Distribution Committee, Alhaji Baba Bukar Gujibawu and Commissioner for works Alhaji Mustapha Gubio at Government House Maiduguri
By Dauda Iliya
The Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum on Saturday announced the allocation of 20 billion naira to reconstruct the infrastructure damaged by the recent flood disaster.
The Governor made the announcement while inaugurating the committee to determine the cause of the Alau Dam’s collapse at the Council Chamber, Government House, Maiduguri.
According to him, fifty percent of the fund, which is 10 billion naira, will be allocated for direct assistance for the flood victims with a view to providing them with the needed support to resume their livelihood.
While the remaining 10 billion the Governor directed be handed over to the Ministry of Works and Housing for the reconstruction of destroyed infrastructure.
Zulum expressed gratitude to the federal government for its tireless support during the flood disaster.
“Let me use this opportunity to commend the federal government under the leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for all the support, from the quantum of food donated by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture,” he said.
The Governor equally appreciated state governments, corporate entities, International and local NGOs and individuals for supporting Borno in its time of need.
Meanwhile, Governor Zulum has directed the committee constituted to determine the cause of the Alau Dam’s collapse to submit its report to the state government within four weeks.
Governor Zulum gave the directive after inaugurating the committee on Saturday in Maiduguri.
He tasked the committee to undertake a preliminary assessment of the dam to determine the immediate and remote causes of the 2024 Alau Dam collapse, its structural integrity, the extent of its damage, the remedial action required to forestall the persistence of the dam’s outflow, the cost implications for the immediate remedial action.
The 28-member committee is chaired by Engr Abba Garba, a former Managing Director of the Chad Basin Development Authority.
