Borno State Government has known as on private sector operators to put money into agriculture, housing, renewable vitality and different essential sectors to support the resettlement of internally displaced individuals (IDPs) and speed up financial restoration within the state.
Governor Babagana Zulum spoke on the Borno State Private Sector Engagement and Investment Roundtable in Lagos the place he was represented by Deputy Governor Umar Usman Kadafur.
The two-day roundtable, held from October 8 to 9, 2026, was themed “Mobilising Private Capital for Durable Solutions and Sustainable Development.”
The initiative was supported by the European Union and the German Government by way of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ).
Kadafur stated the federal government wanted private capital, expertise and experience to create sustainable livelihoods for displaced individuals and communities affected by years of insurgency.
“Government cannot finance this transition alone. The international humanitarian community cannot finance it indefinitely,” he stated, including that Borno shouldn’t rely completely on both authorities funding or humanitarian help.
He stated the state was working to transfer its individuals from survival to stability, resilience and prosperity, noting that financial restoration required greater than the supply of quick humanitarian help.
“A food ration cannot become a permanent economic model. A camp cannot become a permanent address. And dependence cannot be the inheritance we pass from one generation to another,” Kadafur stated.
He defined that sturdy options to displacement should present affected households with secure housing, schooling, healthcare, safety and entry to financial alternatives, whereas respecting their decisions on voluntary return, native integration or relocation.
Citing the intervention in Monguno, he stated the Borno State Government, in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme, the Federal Government, Germany and different companions, had supported the supply of 1,900 everlasting properties and semi-permanent shelters, alongside 375 photo voltaic streetlights.
About 4,000 individuals additionally acquired livelihood support by way of grants, vocational coaching, start-up packages and agricultural inputs, with ladies accounting for 40 per cent of the beneficiaries, in accordance to the governor’s tackle.
Kadafur stated the intervention demonstrated the necessity to mix housing with livelihood alternatives and important providers to make resettlement sustainable.
“Housing alone is not resettlement. Housing plus livelihoods, education, healthcare, security, infrastructure and economic opportunity is what turns a settlement into a community,” he stated.
The deputy governor additionally recognized agriculture and regional commerce as areas with funding potential, noting that Borno shares worldwide borders with Cameroon, Chad and Niger.
He listed irrigation, agricultural inputs, grain storage, livestock, fisheries, edible oils, leather-based and agro-processing among the many alternatives out there to investors, alongside transport, logistics, renewable vitality, healthcare and schooling.
He urged corporations to associate with vocational institutes, present trendy gear, provide apprenticeships and develop coaching programmes that match the abilities required by their companies.
Kadafur additional proposed a Borno Private Sector Compact for Durable Solutions, which might define particular firm commitments, goal communities and sectors, implementation timelines and measurable outcomes.
He known as on companies to transfer past one-off company social duty donations and support initiatives that will assist displaced individuals and different weak residents set up sustainable livelihoods.
Earlier, Ana Garcia Vinambres, Head of Programme, GIZ SEPIN SUSI, stated the dimensions of improvement challenges in Borno required a shift from conventional improvement financing to stronger private sector participation.
“Government and development partners cannot do it alone. We need the ideas, investments, expertise, innovation and long-term commitment of the private sector,” she stated.
Vinambres stated the GIZ SEPIN SUSI Programme, co-financed by the European Union and the German Government, was supporting the Borno State Government to strengthen useful resource mobilisation for sturdy options for IDPs and create pathways for private sector funding.
She stated the roundtable supplied a possibility for presidency, companies, monetary establishments and improvement companions to establish bankable tasks and develop partnerships in infrastructure, agriculture, housing, renewable vitality and expertise improvement.
Vinambres urged members to be certain that investments generated financial returns whereas bettering social inclusion, resilience and livelihoods in communities affected by displacement.
She added that GIZ had been working in Borno State for greater than 10 years and remained dedicated to supporting inclusive and sustainable improvement in partnership with the state authorities, companies and different stakeholders.
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