By Gbenga Akingbule
An excited widow and mother of six children, on Monday, handed over her basket – full of mangoes to encourage the Borno State Governor, Prof Babagana Zulum to continue with his people-oriented projects spread across the State.
Gatekeepers News reports that Zulai Mohammed whose husband was hit by a commercial driver and later died due to injury sustained, commenced selling mangoes and perishable fruit to fend for herself and her six children.
The widow who hails from Mallam Kyariri, Mafa Local Government Area of Borno State was super excited to meet Governor Zulum who was on an inspection tour close to her neighbourhood along Maiduguri- Mafa road and did not waste time to hand over her basket of mangoes to the Governor for free.
According to her, “Governor Zulum is a messiah to sent by Allah to liberate the people of Borno from underdevelopment and poverty.”
“Today is one of the best days of my life, I was able to have a direct conversation with my Governor. I’m so happy and that’s why I gave him my basket of mangoes for free to encourage him to continue with good works of developing Borno and the citizens.”
Zulai revealed that she and her six children have been putting up in a thatched house for the last 12 years after losing her husband.
“It’s not been easy for me,” she said, ” I will appreciate assistance from anywhere but Governor Zulum remains my hero; I’m so happy I saw him face to face today.”
Governor Zulum, while receiving the mangoes, handed over some cash to Zulai and gave money to others who had besieged his convoy.
Earlier, Prof Zulum had inspected some projects where he further announced new developmental projects in his second tenure.
Inspecting the State Farm House, the Governor announced that “we are going to establish mega sprinkler irrigation projects in six local government areas of the state this year,” adding that “We have already established two of such projects.”
On Tuesday, Governor Zulum released 312 tractors to 312 wards as he also launched subsidized fertilizer to assist farmers across the state.
“The bags of fertilizer shall be distributed to deserving farmers. I have also directed that the fertilizer should be discounted at a rate less than 25% of the actual market price to the farmers,” Prof Zulum said.
