Jutha Gupah, Maiduguri January 23, 2020
Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno state; has established an education trust fund (BOETF) with 13 board members. Announcing the trust fund Thursday in Maiduguri, Special Adviser to Governor on Public Relations and Strategy; said that Prof. Hauwa Biu; has been appointed to head the board. He said that other members on the trust fund board, include the Executive Secretary, Maina Yaumi, and 11 others. He said the fund, created last year, is to “manage and disburse money for execution of projects in public schools. According to him, the board members will also monitor and evaluate the execution of ongoing educational projects. “The law establishing trust fund provides that, the State’s Board of Internal Revenue, is to collect education levies from entities listed by law,” he said, adding that the levies are to be remitted into education trust fund. He said the three senatorial districts; are to be represented by Babagana Malarima, Lydia Goro and Umara Kyari for Borno central, south and north respectively. He said eight other members; will each represent Ministries of Education, Higher Education, Finance, Local Government and Emirates Affairs, Justice, Trade, Investment and Tourism; the Universal Basic Education Board and the Borno State University. He therefore, said board members of trust fund will be inaugurated at a date to be communicated next week
