The immediate past governor of Borno State, Sen. Kashim Shettima, has again reposed confidence in his successor, Prof. Babagana Zulum, saying that the new governor would surpass his achievements as the governor of the state.
Mr Shettima, who is now at the Senate representing Borno Central Senatorial District, said , it took him many years to monitor and ultimately discover the potentials of Mr Zulum.
He, therefore, said that he was not surprised by the outstanding performance of Mr Zulum in his first 35 days in office.
“People are surprised, but I am not surprised about the incredible start and 35 days of excellent performance by His Excellency, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum,” Shettima said.
“I have read many positive comments and seen many people amazed by the incredible things the governor is doing within just 35 days.
“People are surprised that within 24 hours, the governor convened a security meeting, met Civilian JTF and hunters and increased their monthly allowances, increased the number of their operational vehicles and was able to meet President Buhari for one-on-one meeting over the security of Borno,” Mr Shettima said.
“Those who are surprised do not know the potentials of Prof. Zulum. I took years to monitor him and I was so sure that Insha’Allah, he is going to, by far, surpass whatever I was able to achieve in Borno and that’s my greatest wish,” he added.
DAILY NIGERIAN had reported that within his first 35 days in office, the governor visited 20 out of Borno’s 27 local government areas.
In each of the local government areas, the governor undertook on-the-spot assessment of schools, hospitals, roads, water sources, livelihoods, etc, to identify priorities.
