Zulum appoints TPL Kaka Malam Umar as acting GM/CEO for Borno’s Urban Planning Board

Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has approved the appointment of Town Planner, Kaka Malam Umar, as acting General Manager and Chief Executive Officer of Borno State Urban Planning and Development Board.

Zulum’s spokesman, Malam Isa Gusau, who announced the appointment, said the Governor acted in line with sections 12 and 13 of the Borno State Urban Planning and Development Board Law 2001 which established the board.

The law empowers the Governor to appoint a Town Planner working under the employment of Borno State Government who is registered with the Town Planning Registration Council (TOPREC) and who must have been in practice for minimum of five years. 

TPL Kaka Malam Umar, the statement explained, has met the requirements and is to replace the Board’s former GM who retired in August, 2020. 

Gusau said as acting GM and CEO with immediate effect, TPL Kaka Malam Umar is to oversee general administration and coordinate all activities of the Board in line with his duties, powers and limitations spelt out by the law which also spells out duties, powers and limitations for existing chairman and members of the board.