By Sam Kayode
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, recently visited and toured projects set up by Governor Babagana Zulum.
The inspection tour involved key legacy projects executed by the administration of Prof. Babagana Zulum, including one of the 104 mega schools.
The minister in company of commissioners if information from progressive states also inspected the newly installed Electric Vehicle (EV) charging terminals in Maiduguri set up to allow owners of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) vehicles to re charge.
This project is believed to be part of Zulum’s forward-looking policy to promote green energy and modernise the state’s transport infrastructure.
The tour was a highlight of the ongoing strategy meeting for Commissioners of Information from All Progressives Congress (APC)-governed states held in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital.
Accompanied by his Borno State counterpart, Prof. Usman Tar, and information Commissioners from across APC states, the minister assessed the scale and quality of the infrastructure developments championed by Governor Babagana Zulum.
The first point of call was one of the mega schools named after President Tinubu which was constructed to provide quality education and a conducive learning environment for children, many of whom have been affected by the 16 year old insurgency in Borno.
The Minister and his delegation commended the modern school facilities which included spacious classrooms, laboratories, libraries and sporting facilities.
Speaking to journalists after the tour, the Minister lauded Governor Zulum’s visionary leadership and transformative projects adding that “We have seen flyover bridges, a number of projects and investments that the state government have executed in education. We have been to some of the schools built by Borno State government. About 104 of them have been completed. We have seen the world-class facility in those schools,” the minister stated.
The minister also visited some federal government facilities in Maiduguri, including the Maiduguri power plant, the University of Maiduguri Solar Farm, and Muhammadu Buhari International Airport.
The strategy meeting has since been concluded with a communiqué outlining a unified communication framework for the federal government and the information commissioners of the APC states.
