By Madu S Bana, Maiduguri
Borno state governor Professor Umara Babagana Zullum has sworn in the newly elected Chairmen of the 27 local government councils in the state.
The new Chairmen among which two of them are Professors were sworn in yesterday's (Wednesday) at the Multipurpose hall, Government House, Maiduguri.
In his speech shortly after swearing in the elected Chairmen, Governor Umara Zullum directed that, The State Ministry For Local Government and Emirate Appears to as matter of urgency release all fund allocated to the local government from the federal government to enable them perform their statutory responsibilities from the grass root effectively.
However, Governor Zulum who called on the Chairmen to operate in their respective local government headquarters also charged them to embrace the fear of God while discharging their responsibility.
The two Professors among the elected local government Chairmen are Adamu Alooma who's a professor of Banking and Finance with the faculty of Management Science, University of Maiduguri and Ibrahim Bukar a professor of Education at the same University.
Professor Adamu Alooma took oath as chairman of Demboa while Ibrahim Bukar took his oath as chairman of Gwoza local government councils respectively.
It can be recalled that, for over 10 years, Local government election has never taken place in Borno due to insurgency in the state.
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