By Danjuma Amodu
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum, has appointed four Special Advisers and a Senior Technical Assistant (STA) as part of efforts to strengthen governance and accelerate post-insurgency reconstruction across the state.
The appointments were announced in a statement issued by the Governor’s Special Adviser on Media, Dauda Iliya. According to the statement, the appointments are aimed at reinforcing the administration’s drive for effective governance, sustainable development and the rebuilding of communities affected by years of insurgency.
The newly appointed Special Advisers are Engr. Ali Goni Lawan, Hon. Ali Sheriff Galgal, Hon. Bukar Aliyu Daja and Hon. Makinta M. Zarami. Governor Zulum also approved the appointment of Engr. Gujja Bukar Dalori as Senior Technical Assistant on Reconstruction.
According to the statement, the appointments were made in line with the powers vested in the governor under Section 196(1) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended).
The government said the appointments form part of broader efforts to strengthen institutional capacity and support ongoing reconstruction initiatives following nearly two decades of insurgency in the state.
Governor Zulum congratulated the appointees and urged them to justify the confidence placed in them by demonstrating commitment, professionalism and selfless service.
He charged them to leverage their experience and expertise to support his administration’s vision of rebuilding communities, consolidating peace and improving service delivery to the people of Borno State.
