Get Guardian on GoogleBorno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has approved the appointment of Engr. Ali Abubakar Baware as the pioneer Director-General of the Borno State Rural Access Road Authority (RARA) in the state.
The Authority, which came into effect on 14th July 2026, is saddled with the responsibility of managing, developing, reconstructing, rehabilitating, and maintaining Class D roads across the state, including ancillary infrastructure such as bridges and drainage.
In a statement by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media, Dauda Iliya, Engr. Baware was the immediate past Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Works and Housing.
A seasoned engineer and administrator, Engr. Baware has held several administrative positions and is a member of professional bodies, including the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) and the Nigerian Institute of Civil Engineers.
The appointment is for a period of four years in the first instance.
Zulum, therefore congratulated the Director-General on his appointment and charged him to deploy his wealth of experience and expertise to make the new agency functional.
He added that the rural road authority will complement the Federal Governmemt roads in accessing over a dozen Local Government Areas across the state.
