Borno Gets New Governor As State Assembly Approves Zulum’s Request

• The Assembly made the approval at the behest of Governor Babagana Umar Zulum.

The Borno State House of Assembly has approved Umar Usman Kadafur, Deputy Governor, to serve as governor, from April 29 to May 19, 2021.

Ekohotblog reports that the Assembly made the approval at the behest of Governor Babagana Umar Zulum.

Zulum had on April 23, 2021, written to the Borno Assembly, seeking the lawmakers’ approval, to proceed on 21 days vacation.

The Governor also asked the Assembly grant his request of making his Deputy the acting Governor throughout the 21 days.

This, he said will constitutionally give Kadafur the full powers to handle Borno State’s affairs while he’s away and without having to wait for the governors input before taking certain decisions.

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Following the development, the Assembly’s speaker, Abdulkarim Lawan, in a statement released on Saturday revealed that the Governor’s request has been granted.

“Governor Zulum has also directed all Government officials and institutions to fully comply with his transmission of power,” the statement said.