Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has presented a fully-furnished two-bedroom house to a health worker, Mrs Marbel Ijeoma Duaka, who hails from Anambra State.

Also, her son, Anthony, a graduate of Banking and finance, was offered a job at the state-owned Kashim Ibrahim University, Maiduguri.

While handing over the house key to Duaka, the governor said she had been working at the Primary Healthcare Centre in Mafa for more than two decades and never left the town, even during the peak of the Boko Haram insurgency.

“She has been working here for over 24 years and has never left Mafa for a single month. During the Boko Haram crisis, most people fled the town, but she stayed throughout the conflict despite being a non-indigene.

“The allocation letter should be issued in your name. Do not leave Mafa, even after you retire.”

“Your son, Anthony, will be given automatic employment at the Kashim Ibrahim University, Maiduguri. His employment starts with immediate effect,” he added.

Mrs Duaka is among the 72 teachers and health workers that received housing units at a ceremony inaugurated by the governor in Mafa Local Government Area, on Tuesday.

Recall that Zulum had in October 2022 rewarded another Igbo teacher, Mrs Obiageli Mazi from Abia State, with a house for her hard work and punctuality after 31 years of service in Borno State.

Responding on behalf of her family, Mrs Marbel Ijeoma Duaka, described the day as the “happiest” in her life.

Mrs Duaka said, “Today is the happiest day for me because His Excellency has honoured me and appreciated what I have been doing in Mafa. He has been so good to me.”

“He provided me with a scholarship to study BSc in Health Education, today he has given my son a job and given me a house. I am truly grateful.” (Daily trust)