Civic Accountability · Nigeria

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Previously in Borno:
Term report
5
Total tracked
3
Kept
1
Partial / mixed
1
Broken
Kept
Partial / mixed
Broken
In progress
Security
Fund and coordinate the Civilian JTF security response
Kept
The promise
Promised state support for community-based security efforts against the Boko Haram insurgency.
Assessment
Solely funded roughly 20,000 Civilian Joint Task Force fighters for six years, covering salaries, kits and patrol vehicles, and mobilised community-based intelligence gathering alongside logistics support for the military.
Reconstruction
Rebuild churches destroyed by Boko Haram
Kept
The promise
Promised to rebuild religious and community infrastructure destroyed by the insurgency in Christian-majority Southern Borno.
Assessment
Rebuilt all the churches that Boko Haram destroyed in Southern Borno during the tenure.
Humanitarian
Resettle displaced persons
Partial
The promise
Promised temporary accommodation, rehabilitation and eventual resettlement for Borno's large internally displaced population.
Assessment
Coordinated and led IDP temporary accommodation and rehabilitation efforts, but the scale of displacement from the insurgency meant a large IDP population remained in camps at the end of the tenure.
Infrastructure
Restore infrastructure and create jobs amid the insurgency
Kept
The promise
Promised continued infrastructure delivery and job creation despite the security crisis.
Assessment
Completed the Lagos Street road easing traffic to the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, and created jobs for hundreds of young men and women as street cleaners through the Borno State Environmental Protection Agency.
Governance
Transparent use of state funds and IDP donations
Broken
The promise
Campaigned on accountable management of state resources, including the large sums received for reconstruction and IDP support.
Assessment
Petitions to the EFCC alleged over ₦600 billion accrued to Borno State since June 2011 with no significant projects to show for it, and separately that Shettima misdirected funds and donations meant for displaced persons' welfare; eight of his 22 commissioners were invited for questioning over the allegations.