Borno National Assembly members were in Maiduguri on Monday in a condolence and solidarity visit to commiserate and sympathize with Governor Babagana Zulum and the good people of the state, over the recent Boko Haram attack on his convoy near Baga.
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The leader of the delegation who is also a former Borno State Governor, and Senator representing Borno Central, Senator Kashim Shettima said, ”we are in Maiduguri to show our solidarity and commiserate with the Governor, government and people of the state.”
Senator Shettima said, ”I urge the people of Borno state to continue to be resilience and enduring these, by the grace of God enduring peace will surely come. I believed the people of Borno have the resilience and the courage to see that enduring peace is enthroned in our fatherland.”
He appealed to the people of the state to give the maximum support and cooperation to government and the military establishment to see that peace is established in Borno,” he added.
The former Governor said, ”I have the confidence and believe that Governor Zulum’s commitment to ensure enduring peace in the state.”
In response, Governor Babagana Zulum thanked them for the visit and assured his administration commitment to return all Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) back to their homes safely and in a dignified manner.
He lamented that we have to do something to address the security challenge in the state before it further deteriorates. The situation in the state is very dicey, obnoxious and will not be allowed to remain like that otherwise the insurgents will take over Maiduguri, the Governor stressed.
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