Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno spent N350 million to mobilise the crowd for the visit of President Muhammadu Buhari to the state, SaharaReporters has learnt.
SaharaReporters also gathered that the governor considered the spending necessary to ensure that the Nigerian leader was not booed during his official visit to the state on Thursday.
SaharaReporters had reported that there were fears ahead of the President’s visit that he would be greeted by protesters or be booed because of the insecurity in the state.
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