More Doctors Are Needed In Borno State – Governor Zulum

Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum has come out to say that more doctors should be employed in the state hospitals.

He recently revealed this after Tuesday’s meeting with the chief executives of seven public hospitals and related institutions located in Maiduguri Metropolitan Council and Jere Local Government Area.

According to him, the recruitment of 40 medical doctors as an addition to his previous approvals will definitely help to meet health care needs of the state’s increasing population.

He added that he has also inspected a land acquired by Borno State Government, located opposite the Specialist hospital, which will be used for expansion of the hospital.

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Babagana Umara Zulum (born August 25, 1969) is a Nigerian professor and politician. He is the serving Governor of Borno State in the 2019 Governorship election under the platform of the All Progressive Congress (APC).

Babagana was born in August 25, 1969 in Mafa Local Government Area of Borno State.

After elementary schooling in Mafa Primary School from 1975 to 1980 and secondary education in Government Secondary School, Monguno from 1980 to 1985, Zulum studied at the University of Maiduguri, where he obtained a degree in Agriculture Engineering after which he served as a youth corps member with Katsina State Polytechnic.