Zulum sworn in for second term, to recruit 5,000 teachers, 1,500 health workers in Borno

The Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has been inaugurated for a second term in office with a commitment to reopen additional displaced towns in the state.

In his address shortly after taking the oath of office at the Maiduguri Township Stadium on Monday, the governor said than one million internally displaced persons had been transferred to more than 20,000 homes in their original towns in the last four years.

Zulum also promised to hire 5,000 teachers, 1,500 healthcare professionals, and establish microfinance banks in each of the 27 local government areas in the state.