In Gwoza, Zulum shares N150m grants to traders, food to 27,000 vulnerable persons

...Opens health centre in Kawuri


Governor Babagana Umara Zulum is currently in Gwoza local government area of southern Borno for humanitarian and developmental activities, which began on Friday. After passing the night in the town, Zulum on Saturday, shared N150m as soft loans and grants to small and medium scale traders.



From the funds, N100m was allocated to small and medium entrepreneurs living within Gwoza town, while N50m was allocated to similar traders in Fulka, Izge and Limankara towns, all in Gwoza LGA.



Depending on the sizes of their businesses, the jobs they create and capacity to upset loans, six traders received N1m each, 38 traders received N500,000 each, 250 others received N250,000 each, 404 others received N100,000 each and another 732 traders got N30,000 each.



The Governor explained that, the loan/grant with refundable period of four years, is meant to resuscitate businesses and livelihoods destroyed by the Boko Haram insurgents in communities of Gwoza.



Zulum announced that any beneficiary that is able to repay 50% of his or her loans within record time, will enjoy waver of the balance of 50%, while those who deliberately fail to repay within the dateline will be made to repay 100% of what they received as loans and grants.



... Zulum shares food to 27,000 vulnerable residents



Meanwhile, 27,000 vulnerable residents of Gwoza local government are receiving variety of food items during the Governor's ongoing two-day humanitarian trip which started on Friday.



11,000 male residents received food during Saturday’s distribution, while 16,000 female residents are scheduled to receive similar food on Sunday.



Before embarking on his trip, Zulum had deployed dozens of trailers loaded with varieties of food items to Gwoza, for which he is directly supervising distribution.



... Zulum opens health centre in Kawuri



Before reaching Gwoza on Friday, Governor Babagana Umara Zulum commissioned a 50-bed capacity healthcare centre in Kawuri town of Konduga local government area, in central part of Borno state.



The facility is expected to increase access to public healthcare for villagers in Kawuri, one of the communities where internally displaced persons have been resettled in more than 500 newly built resettlement houses.

Zulum, Nigerians loved you until you decided to defend the indefensible by saying that Buhari shouldn't be blamed for the insecurities ravaging the country. we the reasonable Nigerians was highly disappointed in you. you can still salvage your reputation by doing the right thing and speaking the truth to power. Tell the lifeless that he failed woefully and we will back you no matter what

This man suppose dey aso rock

No matter what is doing he is still a Buhari Asslicker

Borno state is very lucky with this governor

Ottyn01:
No matter what is doing he is still a Buhari Asslicker

..And so what?.. I bet you,if you have the opportunity, you will asslick Buhari.