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Ahead of the forthcoming general elections in the country, the Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum on Friday said that the state is 90 percent secure and safe assuring the voting public of their safety before, during and after the elections.
Governor Zulum gave the assurance after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari, at the presidential villa, Abuja.
Recall that recently there was electoral violence in the state on November 2022 where it was reported that the PDP presidential campaign train was attacked in Maiduguri.
Asked what he was doing to assure those afraid to go collect their PVCs because of insecurity as they may not be able to use it during the election, he said: “The People of Borno State voted during the 2015 election. They also voted during the 2019 election. Can you compare the security situation in 2019 and 2015 and now? The security situation has improved tremendously by over 90 percent so we don’t have any problem.
“Eligible voters can go and cast their votes on election day, Inshallah, in Borno State, we don’t have any problem.“
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Speaking on the state of security currently, he said: “We thank that there is great improvement in terms of security in Borno State. We are doing very well now, rehabilitation and resettlement is also going very well. We are looking forward to see how we can rehabilitate Maiduguri, Gamborun-Gala road and then Maiduguri-Banke road with a view to opening up opportunities for the people to earn their means of livelihood.
Fielding question on what to expect in 2023, he said: “I Want to see how we can sustain what we are doing. So far so good in terms of security, the federal government has done well, the military has also done very well. We are now looking into the possibility of rehabilitating the victims of the insurgency, a lot of them have surrendered.
“The Federal government is supporting our mission of rehabilitating. But most importantly, we are yet to complete our resettlement project and very soon we will resettle victims of Gudubali local government area and also we will resettle all our refugees that are living Republic of Niger and Chad and Cameroon. Mr. President has given approval to this effect and very soon we will complete the entire settlement.”
