BY NEWS DESK.
Babagana Umara Zulum, Borno’s governor, a professor, has commissioned the remodelled Borno State Hotel in Maiduguri earlier today.
State Hotel is an old state property, offering hospitality services.
Upon assumption of office, the governor started remodeling it to meet modern standards.
It now has a remodeled state-of-the-art conference hall, luxurious suites, and a restaurant that serves local Borno and international cuisines.
Speaking to journalists after the brief ceremony, Gov. Zulum said the upgrade was targeted at boosting internally generated revenue for the state, including fostering economic growth and job opportunities.
Zulum also has started the reconstruction of another property owned by the government, the Maiduguri International Hotel, which was out of use since it was engulfed by fire over a decade ago.
‘The State Hotel has been rehabilitated very well; my administration is working towards investment that can sustain the state even without federal allocation; one way we can do this is by ensuring that we revive most of our moribund institutions, and this hotel is one of them,’ he said.
‘We will diversify our investment to ensure we earn revenue aside from the normal statutory allocation from the federation account. Within the remaining time as the governor of Borno State, we will invest in sectors that will yield more dividends to the government.’
Zulum warned the management not to offer any unpaid service even to officials of the government.