The minister made the claim on Wednesday when he led
Commissioners of Information from APC-governed states on an inspection tour of
federal and state projects in Borno state, on the margins of their Quarterly
Strategic Meeting in the state.

“The reform agenda of Mr. President is working. It’s putting
resources into the coffers of the subnationals so that they can use it to work
for the people,” he said.

At the completed University of Maiduguri 12MW Hybrid Solar
Plant, developed by the Rural Electrification Agency, REA, and supported by the
World Bank, the Vice Chancellor of the University, Prof. Mohammed Mele, said
the plant serves and meets the energy needs of the university and its teaching
hospital, adding that the facility is saving the institution N170 million
monthly payment to Electricity Distribution Company.

The group visited the 50MW Maiduguri Emergency Power Plant,
commissioned by the President Muhammadu Buhari administration and ramped up to
full capacity by the current government, providing a steady energy supply to
households and businesses in the city and its environs.

The Borno State government has also constructed 104 mega
schools across the 3 Senatorial Districts of the state in the last one year,
while 35 others are at various stages of completion.

During the visit to one of the schools named after President
Bola Tinubu, Idris lauded the Governor Zulum-led Borno government for putting
to good use the increased allocation to the state by investing massively in
education and the future of the children of the state.

Other projects of the state government visited include the
soon-to-be-commissioned fourth flyover of the state, Borno Express Terminus
Flyover, for which construction commenced at the beginning of the year.

“This is what the synergy between the federal government and
the subnationals can do,” said Idris, while attributing the success of the
state government in infrastructure development to the collaborative efforts of
the Tinubu administration.

Herwa EV station, one of the seven electric vehicle mega
charging stations established by the Borno State Government with the support of
the North East Development Commission, NEDC, was also inspected, which,
according to Idris, aligns with the federal government’s cleaner and renewable
energy migration drive.

Work is also progressing on the international wing of the
Muhammadu Buhari International Airport, Maiduguri. Recall that President Tinubu
approved the upgrade of the Maiduguri airport to the status of an international
airport in March 2025, making it the only international airport in the North
East geo-political zone.