Borno Gov Appeals For More Employment Slots For Northeast

Borno State governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has requested the Federal Character Commission to give special consideration to the Northeast in the distribution of employment opportunities.

A statement posted on the governor’s Facebook page on Tuesday said he made the appeal on Monday when he visited the Commission’s headquarters in Abuja.

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The governor was received by the executive chairman and the secretary of the commission, Dr Muheeba F. Dankaka and Mohammed Bello Tukur respectively.

He explained that with the adverse effects of the Boko Haram insurgency, hundreds of thousands of citizens in Borno State have lost their means of livelihood while many qualified youths are jobless despite ongoing efforts by the state government to create job opportunities.

According to him, this had posed peculiar setbacks to the state, “therefore it is necessary for eligible citizens of the state to be accorded special consideration on employment into the Federal civil service.”

The governor, who is the Chairman of the Northeast Governor’s Forum, also appealed for other states in the northeast to be given more consideration.

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“Although Borno has been worst affected by the insurgency, other states in the northeast have had terrible experiences which makes them well deserving of support from the federal government particularly on employment of eligible youths, ” he said.

On his part, the commission’s chairman, Dr Dankaka promised to look into the governor’s request, saying that the situation in Borno was well known to everyone.

She promised that Borno would get fair share of employment slots.

The chairman, who was joined by federal commissioners representing all states, thanked Governor Zulum for the visit.

Zulum’s team comprised the governor’s chief of staff, Prof Isa Hussaini Marte, some commissioners and other personalities from the state.

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