(By Dennis Kakaba and Zare Baba)
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has facilitated the execution of 8 projects including a school, orphanage, clinic, shops, staff quarters, sports ground, charity office and a Juma’at mosque by the Qatar Charity Foundation in Maiduguri.
Performing the ground breaking ceremony for the construction of the projects cited in Bolori on Sunday, Zulum said, “It gives me pleasure to stand here today to lay the foundation for the construction of an integrated school, orphanage, clinic, and many other projects by the Qatar Charity Foundation in Maiduguri. I have been working towards this since 2015, and today we have seen the light at the end of the tunnel.”
The governor recounted the devastating effects of Boko Haram Terrorists and its attendant impact on human and infrastructural development in the state and stressed the need for global partnership to restore the lost glory of the state and the North East Subregion.
He added, “In the past 7 years, we had about 3.2 million displacements and over 100,000 orphaned with about 50% being resettled and about 1.2 million still in the IDP camps. 432 health centres were destroyed, 900,000 houses were destroyed and over 5,000 classrooms were destroyed.”
Governor Zulum expressed gratitude to the Qatar Charity Foundation for choosing Borno State to execute numerous projects that will have direct impact on the lives of the citizens.
“What you are doing today will have a positive impact on our society. On behalf of the people and government of Borno State, I want to express my deep appreciation to the Qatari Foundation for this giant initiative. Be assured that the government of Borno State, under my leadership, will collaborate with you to ensure the success of this project,” Zulum said.
Earlier in his address, Nigeria’s representative for Qatar Charity, Sheikh Hamdin Bin Abdul, said the project will expand to all 27 Local Government Areas of Borno.
“It gives us great pleasure to execute projects here in Borno. We thank the Governor for all the support. Insha Allah, we will use this centre to cover all the local governments in Borno State,” Sheikh Hamdin pointed out.
The Qatar Charity’s Nigerian representative also stressed that the foundation will work in several sectors including water resources, social housing, economic empowerment, health, education, and social services for widows and orphans.
The governor gave assurance of providing all the support needed for Qatar Charity to meet its objectives. Zulum directed the Secretary to the State Government to grant express approval for all the requests made by the Qataris.
“Let me direct the Secretary to Borno State Government to give them maximum cooperation. Whatever they need, immediately grant their request before even forwarding the papers to me,” Zulum reiterated.
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