Governor Babagana Zulum has rubbished allegations that his administration is marginalizing minority ethnic groups describing such allegations as insulting.
Zulum made the remarks at Marama town in Hawul Local Government Area on Monday, while reacting to a guest speaker at Bura Annual Day, Prof. Hassan Bdliya who claimed that the state government is marginalizing Bura communities in southern part of the state.
Zulum noted that, even though he is Kanuri by tribe, he is fair to all manner of tribes, and he would not marginalize any section of the state.
“For me I think Borno State is one, yes I am Kanuri by tribe and under no circumstances since I assumed office as the Governor of Borno State, I decided to sideline any tribe in Borno.
“I was not happy with the speech of one of your elders, because this administration has performed better in Southern Borno, than even in Northern Borno”.
He explained that, in the history of Borno State, he was the only Governor to appoint a Christian from Southern part of the state as the Head of Service.
“This is for the first time Borno government had Christian Head of Service, I believed we are doing our best, but we are all human beings, if there is anything wrong we did to the Bura community, we will rectify our mistake by God grace”.
