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Zulum inaugurates school in Buratai, directs hiring of teachers from host community

Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum, has commissioned a newly built mega school with capacity for 1,500 students at Buratai village in Biu Local Government…

Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum, has commissioned a newly built mega school with capacity for 1,500 students at Buratai village in Biu Local Government Area of the state. 

Zulum also directed the recruitment of additional 20 teachers to be selected from the host community for deployment to the Government Secondary School.

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The governor explained that the immediate recruitment will be on ad-hoc basis but teachers who prove their capacity and commitment will be given permanent employment and fully integrated into the state civil service.

Speaking during the event, Borno State Commissioner for Education, Engr. Lawan Abba Wakilbe, highlighted that in the last three years, Zulum administration had recruited about 1,000 teachers who were trained and posted to schools.

The commissioner also said that accommodation for teachers were constructed in Maiduguri, Banki and Mafa towns.

Wakilbe recalled that Zulum has so far built 24 mega-size schools and rehabilitated over 600 classrooms within 100 schools across the state.

He noted that 458 WASH facilities were also constructed across 350 primary and post-primary institutions in the state.

Also during the visit to Biu, Governor Zulum also announced his approval for the construction of 200 housing units in Miringa village in Biu Local Government Area.

Zulum noted that the 200 houses will reduce housing deficit, particularly now that internally displaced persons were safely returning to their communities.

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