Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno State has said that his Government will start paying all parents from Northern part of the state who will enroll their children in school to acquire Western education.
The Governor also said that all the schools burnt down by Boko Haram terrorists, which stood at over 800 classroom blocks, would be renovated.
Shettima disclosed this Saturday when he met with elders and residents of Bama-GRA communities to interact with them on issues needed to be addressed in their communities by the government.
According to him, the increasing case of poverty orchestrated by lack of access to education led to the insecurity in the state.
Addressing members of the community, Shettima said he was part of them, having lived in the area for many years before and as governor.
He said he felt necessary to come and rob minds with the people on how best government would render assistance to the area.
Shetima noted that the construction of community gates which was the first of its kind in the state and installment of solar streets light in the area was to minimize the rate at which some criminals found it easy to enter into the community to perpetrate evil act.
He pointed out that very soon all communities in Maiduguri metropolis would have entrance gates manned by vigilante youths who would be paid monthly stipend to safe guard the areas off criminals.
On the issues confronting the community such as lack of clinics, police outpost, primary school and befitting mosque, Shettima promised that his administration would ensure that contractors were mobilized to site next week to construct a new primary and Islamic school, mosque and to drill bore-holes in the community.
“I want to appealed to the people of this community and Borno in general, because there has been a decline in the mode of service to mankind by previous administrations which led to the neglect of providing dividends of democracy to the people, but I want to assure you that we will inculcate the culture of good governance and commitment to the socio -economic development of the state.
“We will strictly adhere to development oriented- politics, because I believe that once you work for your people, I don’t think on election day you have to carry money with thugs to win election, but your legacy will work for you”, Shettima stated.
Responding, the Chairman of Bama- GRA Residents Community, Ambassador Ahmed Yusufari thanked Shettima for the visit and his commitment to the plight of his people.
He said since Shetima’s assumption of office as governor, he had addressed the lingering issues affecting the community such as fencing and instalment of gates and streets solar lights, drainage and road construction, water drilling and rehabilitating some of the dilapidated boreholes in the area.
He observed that such gesture would remain memorable in their lives, as no government had ever given them such attention.
Ambassador Yusufari, therefore, pledged their unflinching support to the present administration to succeed in developing the state, even as prayed God to fully restore peace in the state.
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