The name Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum connotes competence, accountability, passion and resilience. He is one of the few public office holders that has shown that governance is not rocket science. The way he goes about discharging his duties as the number one man in the state is worth emulation. Despite a crisis ravaged state, Zulum is not relenting in ensuring that the people who elected him into office are enjoying the dividend of democracy. He is doing that with love in his heart, those who never supported his bid to be Governor have also commended him for his uprightness.
Ever since he assumed office in 2019, his style of leadership is quite different. He is not the type that would relax and work from a safer haven; he is also on the move experience and sympathises with people in the state who are going through hard times as a result of insurgency that has displaced many from their homes. While in the line of duty; the Agricultural Engineering graduate from the Univerisity of Maiduguri has been targeted for assassination on several occasions. Providence ensured that every attempt to bring him down proved abortive as he was always lucky to come out unscratched. He is definitely a man after God’s heart.
In spite of the constant attack on him; he is not relenting; instead, he has intensified work focusing on rebuilding the state with minimal resources by investing heavily in infrastructural rebuilding, Educational revamping from primary to secondary, investment in worker’s welfare, Providing relief materials for displaced persons, Providing health care for nursing mothers and all sundry and massive rehabilitation of roads across the state. Many are wondering how he was still able to ensure good work but he is a man who has never compromised on his words. As the 2023 election draws nearer; sources disclosed that in reward for the good work he has done across the state, nobody is planning to contest his reelection bid. “Governor Zulum is a workaholic. You will see him virtually everywhere monitoring and ensuring things are running smoothly even when the coast is not clear. We appreciate his courage and he has love for the people. In the next election, nobody is contesting against him. He is a consensus candidate of the All Progressives Congress APC and I think it extends to the opposition party as well. Zulum deserves to be reelected because he worked like a clock despite the odds against him. He is reaping the reward of his hard work.”
