Borno governor, Babagana Zulum, has signed into law a bill to provide legal backing for the state to render special support to victims of Boko Haram attacks in Maiduguri, the state capital.
The Borno State Social Investment Bill is one of the nine bills he signed into law by Governor Zulum.
The nine bills were recently passed by the State House of Assembly.
The other eight bills are: the Borno State Criminal Justice Administration Laws; Borno State Penal Code Law; Borno State Secondary Education Board Bill; Borno State Investment Protection Bill; Borno Primary Healthcare Development Bill; Borno State Drugs and Other Medical Consumables Bill; Borno State Livestock Management Bill; and Borno Local Government Amendment Bill.
“The Social Investment Bill provides social services such as cash and consumables assistance to the victims of the Boko Haram insurgency,” Zulum said.
He commended the State House of Assembly for its cordial working relationship with the executive arm.
Earlier, the Speaker of the Borno State House of Assembly, Rt Hon. AbdulKarim Lawan, said of the nine bills being signed, three were from the 9th Assembly while six bills were from the 10th Assembly.
