{"id":7922,"date":"2021-04-19T11:08:12","date_gmt":"2021-04-19T11:08:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/?p=7922"},"modified":"2021-04-19T11:08:12","modified_gmt":"2021-04-19T11:08:12","slug":"zulum-earmarks-5-lgas-for-urbanization-shares-food-cash-to-9400-displaced-households-in-mafa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/?p=7922","title":{"rendered":"Zulum earmarks 5 LGAs for urbanization; shares food, cash to 9,400 displaced households in Mafa"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">Zulum earmarks 5 LGAs for urbanization; shares food, cash to 9,400 displaced households in Mafa<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum has announced his administration&#8217;s plan to transform communities in five local government headquarters to urban levels.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Communities in Biu, Gubio, Kaga, Mafa and Monguno have been earmarked in the first phase of our urbanization scheme, Zulum said on Saturday, during his humanitarian activities in Mafa.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8220;We have started urbanization of villages and towns starting with five local government areas. In each, we are building houses that will provide accommodation to civil servants in flats and bungalows. The LGs are Gubio, Biu, Monguno, Kaga and Mafa in the first phase\u201d Zulum said.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The Governor arrived Mafa on Friday, from Damasak where he has passed the night on Thursday.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7924\" src=\"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_20210419_2709-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_20210419_2709-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_20210419_2709-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_20210419_2709-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_20210419_2709-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_20210419_2709.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">In Mafa, where he spent another night, Zulum on Friday night, paid unscheduled visit to the general hospital during which he came across some dedicated health workers, amongst them, an Ibo woman, Mrs Mabel Ijeoma from Anambra State that had been working there for 15 years, who, like some others, received N200,000 gift from the Governor.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">On Saturday, the governor supervised the distribution of food and cash to 9,400 internally displaced households.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7934\" src=\"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_20210419_28835-300x154.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_20210419_28835-300x154.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_20210419_28835-696x356.jpg 696w, https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_20210419_28835-741x384.jpg 741w, https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_20210419_28835.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7925\" src=\"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_20210419_28392-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_20210419_28392-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_20210419_28392-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_20210419_28392.jpg 675w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7931\" src=\"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_20210419_49987-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_20210419_49987-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_20210419_49987-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_20210419_49987.jpg 675w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Each of the 3,500 male beneficiaries received a bag of rice, a bag maize grid and cash, while each of 5,900 females beneficiaries received a wrapper, 2 packets of sugar and cash.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Governor Zulum then inspected some ongoing projects,\u00a0 which include a drip and sprinkler irrigation scheme, a vocational training centre, a shopping complex and motor park with 150 market stalls.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7928\" src=\"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_20210419_57153-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_20210419_57153-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_20210419_57153-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_20210419_57153.jpg 675w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Zulum later addressed residents urging them to take advantage of the holy month of Ramadan and pray for the return of peace to Borno and the entire nation.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8220;I kindly call upon all of you to intensify in your prayers this holy month of Ramadan, let all of us devote ourselves in prayers for peace to return to our state and the country\u201d Zulum urged.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7930\" src=\"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_20210419_36240-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_20210419_36240-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_20210419_36240-630x420.jpg 630w, 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