Tinubu Rejoices with  Babagana Zulum at 55

Yinka Kolawole in Osogbo

President Bola Tinubu has congratulated  Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State, as he marks his 55th birthday.

Zulum, is an academic, visionary, reformist, and statesman.

The president, in a release issued  yesterday  by his Media Adviser, Ajuri Ngelale, joined family, friends, and the people of Borno State to celebrate the young and dynamic leader who embodied the pragmatism and energy of youth, as well as the sobriety, prudence, and wisdom of the elderly. 

President Tinubu commended Governor Zulum’s hands-on approach to leadership, demonstrated by his unchoreographed, pre-dawn inspections of rural clinics and critical agencies to ensure their smooth operations and that staff are on hand to provide essential services at world-class standards. 

The president also applauded the governor’s courage, exemplified by his personal interventions in security situations in Borno State and in the recent resettlement of displaced citizens.

President Tinubu appreciated Professor Zulum’s facility for providing unifying leadership, epitomised by his efforts towards ensuring the welfare of citizens from other parts of the country and in the promotion of Nigerians of diverse ethnic backgrounds and faiths through the ranks of the Borno Civil Service on the exclusive basis of merit.

According to the president, “Babagana is one of those luminescent northern stars of meritocratic rise in the Nigerian political firmament. From humble beginnings, his tenacious pursuit of personal growth and later on, expeditious state and national development, is a guide to Nigeria’s future generations. Borno State and Nigeria at large are fortunate to benefit from his benevolent brand of modest, rigorous, and visionary political and administrative leadership.”

President Tinubu wished him many more years in good health and renewed strength in his service to the nation.