Lack Of Quality Education Affecting Northern Nigeria –Borno Governor, Zulum – Says I’m Not Aspiring For Any Higher Political Position

Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State said on Thursday that lack of functional education was adversely contributing to the menace of insecurity in the North.

He decried the activities of insurgents in the North-East, attributing their evil campaign to lack of adequate quality and functional education in the land.

Zulum stated this in Abuja at the 19th edition of the Daily Trust dialogue.

According to him, investment in education remains a vital tool in addressing most of the nation’s socio-economic challenges.

The Northern part of Nigeria is facing security challenges, which have defied all possible solution of the military personnel.

The North-West is faced with banditry, while the assailants also operate in the North-Central to attack villages, and terrorism by Boko Haram and ISWAP fighters rages in the North-East, especially in Borno State.

Zulum said becoming the governor of Borno was not something he planned.

“We are now coming closer to the 2023 general elections but for me, it’s not important, I’m not interested in any position. I never planned to be the governor of Borno State and I’m not willing to aspire for any higher position but as a Muslim, you should always pray for the best,” he said.

He advised people to look into the possibility of selecting good leaders rather than the elections itself.

“We have to look into the possibility of selecting good leaders, whether we like it or not. How? that remains the very big question; whether in PDP, whether in APC, I think we need to see how we can get good leaders.”