Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno on Thursday said security and other humanitarian services consumed 70 per cent of his budget in the last 7 years.
Zulum made this known at the 4th Board Meeting of the United Nations (UN) Offer Support to the Borno Model (UN Offer) and Steering Committee Meeting of the UN Response to Mass Exits from Insurgency in North-east Nigeria Peace Building Fund (PBF) Projects, in Maiduguri.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), refugees, reconstruction and livelihood support combined topped the consumption list.
The governor said the expenditure reflected the enormous burden imposed on the state by the Boko Haram insurgency and the need to rebuild affected communities and restore livelihoods.
According to him, the government has invested heavily in rebuilding schools, houses, health facilities and markets, while providing livelihood opportunities for people directly and indirectly affected by the insurgency.
