By Abdullahi Alhassan
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, on Friday held a high-level closed-door meeting with the United Nations Resident Coordinator, senior diplomats and international development partners at the British High Commission in Abuja as part of efforts to advance the state’s recovery and development agenda.
The meeting brought together the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, Mohamed Malick Fall; the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Richard Montgomery; the European Union Ambassador to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Gautier Mignot; the Swiss Ambassador to Nigeria, Patrick Egloff; and the Chargé d’Affaires of the United States Embassy, Keith Heffern.
The strategic engagement focused on strengthening collaboration between the Borno State Government and its international partners to accelerate post-conflict recovery, stabilisation and sustainable development across communities affected by years of insurgency.
Also in attendance were Abigail Wood, First Secretary (Humanitarian), and Steven Robinson, First Secretary (Lake Chad Basin), both of the British High Commission, who joined discussions on enhancing humanitarian interventions and long-term development initiatives in the state.
Governor Zulum has maintained close collaboration with the United Nations and other international development partners in implementing programmes aimed at rebuilding devastated communities, expanding access to healthcare and education, restoring livelihoods and consolidating peace in conflict-affected areas of Borno State.
The governor was accompanied to the meeting by the Acting Chief of Staff, Dr. Babagana Mustapha Malumbe, and the Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Professor Baba Malam Gana.
