Babagana Umara Zulum mni was born on 25 August 1969 and is a Nigerian professor and politician who has served as governor of Borno State since 2019 under the platform of the All Progressives Congress.
13 Facts About Babagana Zulum
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Babagana Zulum proceeded to the University of Ibadan from 1997 to 1998, where he obtained a master's degree in Agriculture Engineering.
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In 1990, Babagana Zulum moved into Borno State Unified Local Government Service as Senior Field Overseer and later Principal Water Engineer.
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Babagana Zulum was Deputy Dean and Acting Dean, Faculty of Engineering in 2010 and 2011 respectively.
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In 2011, Babagana Zulum Umara was appointed the rector of the state-owned Ramat Polytechnic in Maiduguri.
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Babagana Zulum has written papers and article for publication in both local and international journals, in the area of Agriculture Engineering.
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Babagana Zulum was elected to the office of the governor of Borno State in the 2019 Borno gubernatorial election held on 9 March 2019, with 1175440 votes.
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Babagana Zulum has been the target of several failed assassination attempts by the group Boko Haram.
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Babagana Zulum's convoy was attacked by Boko Haram insurgents on 29 July 2020, on Maiduguri-Damaturu highway.
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Three days later, on the 29, Babagana Zulum's convoy noticed a donkey on the road and shot at it.
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On 22 November 2020, Convoy belonging to Babagana Zulum was attacked while he was traveling to meet with government officials in Baga.
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Babagana Zulum, has completed and commissioned 77 projects for service deliveries in the health, education and other sectors of the economy.
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Babagana Zulum stated that the palliative distribution was to salvage communities whose sources of livelihood were cut off due to the activities of Boko Haram insurgents.