Borno will bounce back, Shettima assures

 Shettima
Measures taken by the Buhari-led administration will make the north east region experience peace again, Borno State Governor Kashim Shettima has assured.
According to him: “We are going to bounce back despite of all the difficulties. We are going to use our meagre resources to start the reconstruction exercise.”
The governor spoke with newsmen at the Maiduguri International Airport on arrival yesterday from an official working visit with President Muhammadu Buhari.

Shettima, who was on the presidential entourage to Niger, Chad and the G7 summit in Germany, said counter terrorism efforts have been stepped in the region with the commitment of neighbouring Niger and Chad.
He noted that Borno will be the greatest beneficiary of the war as most of its communities have been destroyed with countless displaced.
According to him: “I believe with the cooperation that the federal government was able to extract from our neighboring countries, we are on course to a sustained peace in this part of the world.”
He also expressed delight with the reopening of the Maiduguri International Airport by the federal government to commercial flights, stressing the move will enable the people transact businesses all over the world.
The governor also called on the federal government to assist in the reconstruction of the destroyed communities by Boko Haram.
“People have started going back to Damasak and Gwoza but we need the support of the federal government to reconstruct some of these communities that even if the people wish to go back, there little they can do.
“From behind the hills in Gwoza, their communities have been completely wiped out. So, if they will have to go back, where are they going to stay?
“In the same vein, Bama and Baga have been burnt completely and so many communities.
“We believe that in the next few weeks and months, the federal government will come to our aid to solve this problem. We are absolutely sure about this,” Shettima said.