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BO · North East · Capital: Maiduguri
Borno
Babagana Zulum
APC · in office since 2019 · born Mafa, 1969
Education: University of Maiduguri (PhD Agricultural Engineering); Professor.
Career: Former Rector Ramat Polytechnic; academic.
Budget (recorded)
₦435B
Total Debt
₦101B
Active Projects
244
Transparency
64/100
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⚡ Key challenges on record
- Premature IDP camp closures criticised by humanitarian agencies · 2022
🏗️ Projects in Borno
244 tracked projects — completed, ongoing and abandoned.
Progress since taking office
- Resettled 1.8M+ IDPs across Borno LGAs (2019–2025)
- Reconstructed ~30 destroyed LGA secretariats
- Massive school rehabilitation; free WAEC fees
- Distributed 100,000+ housing units in returnee communities
Controversies & allegations
- Source: HumAngle ↗under-investigationPremature IDP camp closures criticised by humanitarian agencies2022
Court cases on record
No active criminal/civil cases on the public record.
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