Restrooms and potable water were also provided for the convenience of traders and buyers in the market.
Mr Sani also prayed fervently for the repose of Mr Mukhtar’s soul.
The Waziri, who served as the prime minister of Borno and chief adviser to the Shehu of Borno, died on Saturday.
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Governor Babagana Zulum has approved the appointment of seven permanent secretaries to fill existing vacancies in Borno.
He disclosed that the federal government was considering setting up a plan in that direction to create employment and ease transportation.
Maiduguri is in a festive mood as residents await the arrival of President Bola Tinubu on a one-day official visit to Borno.
Mr Mustapha said the government had paid the contractor 40 per cent of the contract sum.
The governor said the animals were distributed to the farmers, hitherto displaced by the Boko Haram insurgency.
The police command in Borno said it successfully diffused an improvised explosive device at the entrance of the University of Maiduguri.
Mr Faruk said the operatives recovered army and police identification cards from the suspects.
