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General Musa exits the war theatre in style
General Musa exits the war theatre in style
… Speaks on his lasts exploits at the war front.
By: Bodurin Kayode
There has not been a better time that the north east Nigerian war theatre has been most peaceful as it is now. There has been many periods in which residents have been kept on edge before the advent of this amiable General who would use his expertise to think outside the box to achieve success and almost ended the war. One of such periods has been the advent of the outgoing theatre commander Major General Chris Musa. In this final review interview of 2022, conducted in December, the theatre Commander spoke to Bodunrin Kayode in maiduguri explaining the few challenges that are standing between complete peace in the war theatre such that residents in the deep hinterlands can be allowed to heave a sigh of relief from the choking sounds of bombs, bullets and myriads of sorties from jet bombers. Since the theatre is no longer being choked by the insurgents, as it were when he took over command, the State is looking up to a peaceful election in a couple of weeks from now.
We started the review of the year 2022 with his reaction to the grievous accusations against the Army by a foreign media name withheld that they were complicit in deliberate abortions committed some years back by the army and he was obviously miffed by the mere mention of the incident he described as lies. Lies all of it, he said during the chat. He started with his reaction to the wrong timing of the bombshell from that foreign media.
Hear him:” I mean that is the question everybody is asking and even why are they bringing a case of 2013 now? Something that never happened. You said 2013 and you didn’t do anything and it is 2022, nine years after that you are reacting. So for us I think they are not just happy that we are succeeding for whatever reason. Because the issue of abortion, giving birth and all these things, the military has no business with that. It has never been part of us I wonder why even associating such a thing with the military. And like I said, I think they have their own motive for doing it. And it is something for Federal Government to also take up, I am happy the chief of defense staff (CDs) mentioned that the human rights people should investigate. And we want that to take place so that when they finish we are sure that nothing like that happened. And they should be called to order. They must apologize to the nation, because this is an embarrassment to us. They just tried to malign the armed forces for whatever reason. You know not long ago there was an alarm about security alert that the United States embassy gave alarm about terrorist in Nigeria but you all know what it turned out to be.
But Abuja is not as full proof as you think General. Look at what the same insurgents allegedly did to Kuje prison.
You see the question you should be asking is why were the guys even kept at Kuje? Such heavy criminal issues, why were they kept at Kuje?. Kuje is a minimum prison why are you putting high profile people there, those are the questions we should have asked. And why were they not prosecuted, they have been there for long years. That is the failure we are talking about, you kept them there for so long why?.
But the military is equally believed to be contributing to the delay in producing evidence for the prosecution process.
You know we cannot prosecute, we can only keep the criminals….. even that again keeping them for too long is not our responsibility. You know whatever it is we do its just that we have to and that is why we are over stretched. The military is over stretched all over. That is not the military’s responsibility. The police and the prison warders will have to take responsibility.
On Boko haram insurgents in cells in Borno
They have done all the investigation on the ones here, they have confirmed which of them are boko haram. The idea of the investigation is to find out which ones are culpable which ones are not, they’ve been able to do that. Now its for the cases to start, for the trials to start, that’s what we have been waiting for and its still not a military thing. Because we are not in charge of that, we are just keeping them and the legal system together. The Attorney General is in charge like you mentioned. So those are the issues on ground. We are in charge of their feeding and their administration but in the investigation the legal aspect is handled by the federal government
I know you were not there but, did the Army conduct abortions as accused?
No, like I told you, the abortion thing is a deliberate act to just malign the nation that’s all. They are not happy that we are succeeding. I mean they’ve denied us equipments over all this while, you can imagine the last equipment we got was from China. We couldn’t get from the western world and now they are coming with this. Now if you remember, there is an NGO, called Mary Stopes. Their main focus, is on abortion. It is not possible with us to do that. The military does not work that way. You can’t….. nobody can do that, nobody. Never.
Fifth columnists in uniform
Even Jesus Christ with his disciples out of 12 still had a fifth columnist. So it’s a human thing. You can’t have everybody 100 percent . There is nothing that is 100%. Nothing is absolute. So it’s up to you what you do with them. Our court marshalls have sent a number of people to jail from here, we have dismissed, we have jailed them. We have done those things and as soon as we get them we will do more.
On the allegations of the use of 33 ladies for their investigations on abortion
Where are the ladies? Did they carry people and covered their faces? why are you afraid and hiding them. They didn’t say, so they shouldn’t be scared. Who are the ladies let them bring them up. And like we said look…. the military has shown over time that we are open. All we are saying, if you have such allegations, come down to Nigeria, show us those things and lets investigate. But you are sitting down somewhere, after 9 years. And then these are indictments against the UN because if the UN has been operating with us for all these years, 13, 14 years and the UN has not found anything, that means they are saying that the UN knew and then kept quiet all these days. We have told them that the Nigeria media is very versatile. Will the Nigeria media hear this and keep quiet. Will NGOs hear this and keep quiet. We have over 200 NGOs in Borno State alone, will they hear this and keep quiet? So how comes they have not even discussed about Mary stopes that they are into abortion and all those things. It’s the military they think are their victims, we have never handled such. Out of the 82,000 that have surrendered, over 41,000 are children why didn’t we kill them and why are we going after children that don’t know anything and yet we are keeping their fathers?
Out of those that surrendered, I think almost 1000 or 1000 plus of the surrendered have given birth. What have we done with them. You see this kind of accusation is a deliberate act just to malign the military and indirectly Nigeria. So for us there should be a thorough investigation, the CDs has mentioned it and after which. we should take them to the international court. They must be prosecuted on this issues. You know over time Nigeria will just keep quiet and watch. No we should act now so that they should learn how to respect us.
The entire report on abortion was a complete lie. What are we going to gain from it? This is our nation. I mean we should kill our own people for what and we have told them culturally, religiously, abortion is not something we encourage. Why should we come and do such a thing. And 10,000 for heaven sake. That is heartless.
Sector one updates
Well like I said, we analyze the security situation and together with other security agencies we are working closely so that we enhance security situation working with a lot of NGOs. And we are glad things are working very well. You know the way insurgency is, it’s always serving as criminality, then it goes to terrorism, insurgency and then if you are able to defeat it, it goes back the cliff like that. So as it is now we are entering back into the course of criminal activities, abduction, stealing, you know all those things. Those are the things we are back into now. Now we are working with the Police again and the Civil Defense and other Security agencies to address those issues.
Farmer harder clashes in southern Borno
We heard about it and the police is handling it, we are giving them support. We have called the Miyati Allah their leadership and I have told them that we don’t want any fracas. Northeast has suffered enough, we wouldn’t want anybody again to start bringing this Herder Farmer’s clash again to add up on these issues. We are lucky the rain this year was good, harvest was fantastic, you know. So now we shouldn’t go and bring animals to start destroying peoples farm. You know that will bring us back. We don’t want hunger to affect the people, because hunger is bad, they say an angry man is the devil’s workshop.
Army report on the shooting of a foreign health worker in Damboa by an irate soldier
The report is ready, we are just reviewing it to make sure that it is well captured. Because we want to ensure it is detailed because it has to do also with international organizations so we don’t want anybody to feel that we are hiding anything. And then we are transparent. Nigerian Army is over a 100 years old, this is the first time we are getting such a situation and its just a young man that has just arrived the theatre less than a month. So it was not like…… but what we feel happened to him is that, I think he just came in and couldn’t handle the pressure and then suddenly he snapped. But you can see that it is our own soldiers that also neutralized him. That he also killed our own personnel. So it was not a compromise we don’t want anybody to feel that way.
It was a senior non commissioned officer NCO officer that tried to calm him down, that he stabbed, he killed that one. Then is one of our soldiers that had to neutralize him.
One year plus and post traumatic stress disorder
No is done, you know we do a lot of work with the NGOs. We have a lot of NGOs that comes to do training, come to look at our troops. We make sure that the medical center too is up and doing, we have the trauma center and then you know again, it is we do a lot of durba meeting where we talk to soldiers and then whoever it is that has any problem we encourage them to come out if they have any challenge. Allowances you know some of these things that bring it is pressure of work so they get allowances. The allowances are paid, nobody is owing any salary and feeding we make sure that it is good, and then most importantly you know the chief introduced the welfare flight. Here we fly soldier every two weeks. So I believe you go, you sort out your problem. Normally what used to caused it, is when somebody sits down and nobody listens to you. You can’t go on pass because of public situation on ground and all those things but now we make sure all those things are taken care of.
On communication and welfare of soldiers
You see one thing I said is, I speak with my soldiers directly. They have my number, any of them that has an issue that is not been treated I encourage them to report. And they do and we take it up quickly., I think it’s just pressure, he was just under pressure. He was just a young man, 22. Is a very young man, he just graduated from training. Then this is the first. A private soldier. He is just 1 month in the theatre not even up to a year in the army.
Insults to ngos
When you see a mad man, when somebody goes gray he say anything. You know people have different levels of how they can sustain pressure. I think, he just got snapped. And then normally before they come there is a psychological orientation they take, even before recruitment. When they are inducted into the theatre, they go to Buni Gari with the NACFS, Nigeria Army Situation Forces School, where they also have psychologists they look at them they finished training before they come in. When they finished before they go we take them back, they also do psychology before they are released back into the barracks. So just to make sure that we don’t have such issues. They first do the six, when they finish the six before they are deployed, they go for another 3 month. So just to brief you up, before you are deployed. We have our own in theatre training too, where we also, apart from there when they come out, we still carry them here again to do. And then when they go back to the unit, they still train consistently. Because training is continuous.
No, we have talked to them, for them to understand that this surrendering has assisted us greatly, 82,000. So you can imagine how long will it took us to have killed 82,000 people you know.
How is sector 2 doing General.
Sector 2 is ok, you know every day we talk. Here we discuss on daily basis, so sector 2 is equally good. Yes, we do video conferencing. I was with the governor 2 days ago. I went to see him. just to make sure there were other issues that we needed to handle.
Still on the abducted Chibok ladies and Leah
Well like you said, we will continue with our operations, once we get to wherever they are, because we don’t know. You know we hear speculation Mandara Mountain, you hear Sambisa you hear where. So we are hoping that by time we get in, we will finish the…, operation are on going. So once we get them, we will definitely bring them home . We are lucky this year, we have brought in more than 11 chibok girls so far this year.
Sector 3, Mongunu, Gudumbali, Nganze a d others
One thing I understand with him is that we have seen severally we have explained into him that there is no local government that is under anybody under any of them. The thing, the challenge that we are having is the infrastructure is down, the infrastructure is not yet ready. So you know even taken anybody back there, there is nowhere for them to go and do. The roads are bad, the houses are dilapidated. So the Governor is making effort as we have….there is a committee that the Governor have set up for them to return people to. But they need, the road now, the rain, this year the rain has caught off the road completely around that area. So they need to put those things, go back repair where the people will go back. So for him to say anybody is under this thing.
He can’t even get there because the roads are bad, bridges have been blown up. The bridges……..rain has scattered all these things he can’t go there. This flood that came this time around has affected the road.
So no election in those areas
No definitely. Look… now if they are able to fix those things we are ready to go back, we are ready to go back.
The governor was at Rann
Yah he was there. He goes there you know periodically to see how they are doing. This things are back fully, fully in place. You know the challenge we are having with all those things, what is actually delaying most of the movement, bad road. That is why you see every morning all the roads, we have to go and scan the road make sure there is no IED. Because our greatest threat still remains IEDs. And we don’t want a civilian to go, when he clamps IEDs becomes our own problem. So we need to take the pains to do all these things.
You can but you know normally every morning we go and scanned it before we allowed anybody to pass. look, all this location we are talking, if they fix the road, 60% of the security challenge we are facing is gone. Bama, Banki those ones are free. Those ones are good.
No we do the clearance, we do the clearance you can go. Is the IEDs are our problems.
Tumbus
No good, good very well, we’ve done, we’ve done so well, now we are trying to increase our platform. The Navy is coming in on stream. The challenge we are having is our own area part the Nigeria side of the Lake Chad has a lot of weed. So our boats cannot move. The army chief spent over a hundred million around June/July, so we create pathway so that the bus can get to the main water ways. When the rain came, cover this back. So now the Navy has approved swamp bibi, because its supposed to be actually a federal government project.
No is even beyond the Navy alone. You know it has never been done before.
It has never been done before. Is a big boat like a barge and that is why we have a lot of fish and those things. The money in that area. So now the Chief of Naval Staff have released, cash to procured a swamp buggy. So they have to go and start work by next week, so that we can clear that way. Once we open that way, the Navy will be able to flow the Army Aviation too, Amphibious. So that we can occupy, because that is where they are getting to pass their logistics.
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Swamp Bugy is that, is an equipment that float on water and cleared the weed.
Is like a excavator, but that can float, can work on water.
Because the weed, it has never been cleared. So the weed is really. The weed you can clamp on top of the lake you can play football, is thick. But once they open it up, it will enable our people get there and they will be able to block that area. That is what is affecting us in the Tumbus.
Navy chief
He is coming, he said. No they’ve coming, they’ve been coming. Is this challenge that didn’t. But now that they have gotten the Swamp Buggy it will make it a lot easier. I know the rain this year too there is flood at Baga too. Baga, Damasak and Malan Fatori.
Is the flood, they said they’ve open the dam, they said there is a dam they open in Cameroon.
No that was just a lie, they wanted to take advantage because of the flood. You know the flood, flooded all the IDP camps. All the IDP they had to move out and all these things. But we have cleared them, we cleared them completely from that area. The flood covered up to almost 1.8 meters.
Lagdo dam
Yes, good, good, if you go it is really bad. When I visited them, I had to enter canoe. So they have told the state government he have visited them too. So he is going to start repairing the main Malan Fatori town, because that area is still good. So it’s not flooded, so if he does that, they can now move back there. And like I told you, if we have roads, it will make all this places easier. From Baga you can come to Arigi metele like that to Mallam Fatori.
No but now, we have Army Engineers, if you can do it give Army Engineers they will do it for you, they will do it for you. I know it’s challenging because here all the items equipments you need, you have to go and bring it. Stone and everything so it makes it extremely expensive but it worth it.
Involving the military in building the roads
No we have, the army does, yes, yes, the army does a lot of contract for state.
We have discussed with ministry of works, we told them that. And I think they are discussing. So we are hoping that something else will come in. Is only the road, do you know if we do this 60, 65% of our security challenge will be gone. Yes its allowed, we have Nigerian Army farms.Yes it is Nigeria we have, we have a department of Agriculture. In fact I was the first executive director.
We just add them, yes, but as we are getting we are doing the report and forwarding and then the Chief of Army Staff. The Chief of Army Staff has an authority to confirm for soldiers. For officers, it has to be Army councils. So that is how it is. Yes we take them to the prison, we take them to normal prison, we take them to normal prison.
Ah! No I have to give, that one I have to check, I have to check so that I don’t give you wrong figures
New happenings
Ya well there is a, the chief is doing everything possible to ensure that the welfare of everyone is intact.Welfare like I said, is still going on and first and foremost we make sure that salaries are paid which is key, allowances, feeding is good. You get your equipment to use for the job and so on. We are getting a lot of fighting equipments that is helping us. And then the synergy between the Army, Airforce, Navy is wonderful. We are getting the best of cooperation from the civil populace. Which is why from the state government to the traditional rulers, religious leaders everybody is giving us the support we require. So I think it’s making our work easier, that is why you see that things are really improving gradually. we provide boots for them. However, you can buy if you want to buy to add to your collection, so be it.
Promotion of personnel
Yes it’s more rapid too. As part of welfare, if you do well, you know the whole thing about soldiering its the kinetic effort. So if you do well. You take out Boko Haram, you capture gun trucks, you do those exceptional things you get commendation. So you get commendation based on the condition you can be considered. We don’t just give ranks like that, you must deserve it.
Up coming military referral hospital to assist the well being of the personnel
Well you know, the issue of funding is everywhere, it is the structure that is ready now. They have access to the equipments required. So the process of procurement, I know we don’t produce them in Nigeria. You know dollar scarcity, COVID and all those things. So all those things added to delaying but they are working on it. I am sure very soon. And I will be the best, because its going to have the modern equipment for everything.
Collaboration with the UMTH
Yes definitely we are working together. We have to really look at the record, we have to look at the current output of the military hospital now compared to the crowd. But again the good thing is that it has really, drastically reduced from how it use to be before. Now you can go to the medical center and see maybe one or two people. In those days it used to be a mammoth crowd, especially in December. But now you go there, the doctors, everybody is even resting. All those things have improved. The greatest challenge we are still having now is from IEDs.
No well did they kill more. While mines, IEDs does more damage now, yes IED. Because they even have the command one, they can put and hide and denote when you get there. Coming and then detonate it.
ID by the terrorist.
Now they don’t have those organized factories they only have the one they quickly maybe when they get an unexploded explosive, they just put wire and denote that’s all.
No the good thing about this area is that, you can farm even without fertilizer, most of the farm is done without fertilizer and you will get good produce.
Even they too, they have to look at security aspect. MPK is ok by us, its Urea we don’t want, because Urea is what is used for IEDs. We don’t want Urea, is Urea that we banned. We leave NPK, NPK can come in, no problem. And again you have remember that those fertilizers, those artificial fertilizers they also destroy the soil. Is good you do organic fertilizer, organic fertilizer will keep your soil. But if you use those synthetic over time, you soil will become barren.
Commercial fishing by soldiers
No, no, more…. we dealt with them last year. Anybody we catch on any illegal thing you go for it. The court marshals are waiting for you.
Morale status
High I can say. I am going round to see them and encourage them. That is why. We are visiting going all round to see them. You know, just talking to them helps a lot, they see their theatre commander he talks to them and tries to appreciate them. You know that is one thing most people don’t do, to tell them thank you. But I notice when you tell them thank you they appreciate, you will see them happy at least.
General Musa exits the war theatre in style
News
Christmas: Gov Zulum Provides Free Transport To 710 Borno Non Indigenes
Christmas: Gov Zulum Provides Free Transport To 710 Borno Non Indigenes
By Francis Okoye
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum has provided free transport to 710 non Indigenes living in the State to enable them travel home to celebrate the Christmas and the new year with their loved ones .
The free transport scheme which was flagg-off on Saturday at the Borno Express Bus Terminus saw about 285 persons traveling to the various parts of the country, of which the second batch of 285 would travel on Sunday, while the remaining ones would be leaving the State on Monday.
Speaking during the flagging off, the Chairman/ Zonal Coordinator Ohaneze All Progressives Congress ( APC ) support group, Chief Ugochukwu Egwidike , said each of the 710 travellers apart from the free transport scheme would receive a cash sum of N50,000, while about 250 widows who did not travel would be given N50,000 each to celebrate the Christmas.
Egwudike added that Governor Zulum has made significant strides in providing succour to the needy with various initiatives aimed at alleviating poverty and promoting social welfare, like very subsidised transportation services within Maiduguri metropolitan council, as well as sponsoring many Christians to Jerusalem for pilgrimage.
” Apart from enhanced reduced transportation in city, Governor Zulum’s administration has been offering free transport scheme for all the non Indigenes in every yulitide season like this to connect any part of the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria, with a total of 710 beneficiaries reached annually, thus bridging the gap in mobility and connectivity, and promoting economic growth and development.
“He provided emergency aid and resources to the non Indigenes affected by the recent flood incident in the State and thus showcased his ability to respond to crisis and prioritise the wellbeing of all residents. The Governor has been providing this free transport scheme to non Indigenes from 2020 to date, ” Egwudike said.
He said the Governor’s gestures demonstrate his dedication to creating a more just and equitable society where all the residents regardless of the their ethnic, religious and party affiliation, have access to resources and opportunities they need to thrive.
The Oba of Yorubas in Borno State, Alhaji Hassan Alao Yusuf who witnessed the flagging off ceremony in company of other leaders, appreciated Zulum for the gesture ,saying that the transport scheme to the non Indigenes has depicted the detribalised nature of the Governor.
” He doesn’t care about your religion, tribe or party affiliation. You can see that everyone of the travellers are happy with the Governor’s gestures. Many of them due to the present economic hardship wouldn’t have made the journey to go home and celebrate with their loved ones if not for the free transport scheme,” said Alhaji Yusuf.
In the same vein, a member of the board of trustees of Igbo Welfare Association/ Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Borno State, Pharm Napoleon Egbonu , commended Governor Zulum for his continuous support to the non Indigenes in the State,
Pharm Egbonu noted that the gesture of the Governor to the non Indigenes in the State is a unifying factor that needed to to be emulated by other Governors in building a trust and unity among ethic groups across the country.
Also speaking, the General Manager, Borno Express Transport Corperation, Grema Zanna, appreciated Governor Zulum for the gesture, saying the what the Governor has done is part of his programme of alleviating the issue of high cost transportation to the residents of the State.
He noted that those that are benefiting from the free transport scheme notwithstanding being non Indigenes have been contributing to the economic development of the State, and are part and parcel of Borno State
Christmas: Gov Zulum Provides Free Transport To 710 Borno Non Indigenes
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Buni explains achievements in 2024
Buni explains achievements in 2024
By: Yahaya Wakili
Yobe state Governor, Hon. Mai Mala Buni, CON, has said in 2024, our effort in the health sector led the Yobe state government to win 500,000 US dollars in the primary healthcare leadership challenge for states in the North-East sub-region.
We have achieved 100% payment of hazard allowances and adjustment of CONMESS and CONHESS salary scales to healthcare workers, recruited 311 new members of staff, including doctors, nurses, and other cadres, and ensured the continuation of our free dialysis program for kidney patients.
Governor Buni disclosed this while addressing journalists at the End-Of-Year 2024 Media briefing at Cedars Recreation Center Damaturu, the state capital.
The governor, who was represented by his ever-loyal deputy, Hon. Idi Barde Gubana Wazirin Fune, also said, apart from the achievements recorded in the education sector, such as the building of many model and mega schools, the award of scholarships to students undergoing various courses within and outside the country, ministries, departments, and the agencies (MDAs) legacies, which are not mentioned in the speech.
Idi Barde Gubana, who read the speech of the governor who was attending another very important meeting of the Northern Governor’s Forum in Kaduna, revealed that, “in the year under review, through robust and prudent management of score resources, we were able to turn around the fortunes of our people by making significant investments in education, agriculture, healthcare, and wealth and job creation, and road construction, among others.
In the recent Multi-Purpose Cash Assistance (MPCA) empowerment program we unveiled, a total of 52,997 households and 201,300 individuals were reached with a total sum of #3,907,387,056, while 456,205 other households with a total of 974,220 individuals were reached with food and non-food items support.
He said, “In the area of agriculture and food security, through our agricultural revitalization program, the sum of #15.3 billion was spent to provide farm implements and inputs to 5,340 farmers across the 178 wards of the state. The state government is also spending $1.7 billion in the procurement of assorted grains for our strategic grains reserve.
“Similarly, in the area of wealth creation, a lot was also achieved. These include the procurement of 475 modern sewing and embroidery machines, procurement and distribution of 350 disability tricycles, procurement of 712 nos. of cows and bulls to livestock farmers, provision of cash grants of #150,000 to 3,560 micro and small entrepreneurs across 178 wards of the state, and provision of cash support of #20,000 to 4,800 unemployed youths.
In addition, training of 85 youths on shoemaking and provision of start-up kits, distribution of 500 units of deep freezers to women in the ice-making business, procurement of 1,780 smoking stoves, 1,780 frying pans, 1,780 frying spoons, 1,780 sieving basins, and 1,780 bowls. Procurement of 100 units of pick-up tricycles for distribution to beneficiaries and the procurement and distribution of 340 work bulls, 170 ox-drawn carts, and 170 ox-drawn plows, among others.
In his welcome address, Yobe State Commissioner of Home Affairs, Information, and Culture, Hon. Abdullahi Bego, said this is the first time in as many years that His Excellency himself would avail us of the opportunity to address this kind of end-of-year gathering.
He said Yobe state, and indeed Nigeria as a whole, cannot thrive and make any meaningful progress without peace and security, and the participation of all citizens requires that the media always focus attention on what brings the people together rather than what sets them apart.
“I am confident that with your support, the Yobe state government under the charismatic and indefatigable leadership of His Excellency Governor Mai Mala Buni CON, in the months and years ahead, will continue to reach even more milestones and make an even bigger impact in the lives of the people of the state, he said.
“On behalf of the management and staff of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Information, and Culture, I want to express my deepest gratitude to His Excellency, Hon. Mai Mala Buni CON, Chiroman Gujba, ably represented by his ever-loyal deputy, Hon. Idi Barde Gubana Wazirin Fune, for sparing the time to address this distinguished gathering of our state’s press and media community.
Buni explains achievements in 2024
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Borno State Scholarship Board Defends 2025 Budget Before State Assembly Committee
Borno State Scholarship Board Defends 2025 Budget Before State Assembly Committee
By: Our Reporter
This morning, the Borno State Scholarship Board, led by its Executive Secretary, Malam Bala Isa, appeared before the Borno State House of Assembly Committee on Education, Science, Technology, and Innovation to defend its 2025 budget proposal.
The budget defense session was chaired by the Committee Chairman, Engr. Mohammed Gambomi Marte, representing Marte Constituency, with support from other committee members, including Hon. Mohammed Kawajjafa, representing Hawul Constituency.
During the session, the Scholarship Board outlined its proposed budgetary allocations and key initiatives aimed at improving access to education for Borno State students. The discussions emphasized the importance of continued scholarship programs to enhance educational opportunities and human capital development across the state.
Borno State Scholarship Board Defends 2025 Budget Before State Assembly Committee
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