Zulum Appoints Dr. Sa’id Alkali Kori, 3 others as Chairman, Board Members, Borno Investment Promotion Agency
The earlier statement inadvertently refers to Dr. Sa’id Alkali Kori as the Director General/Chief Executive Officer of the Borno State Investment Promotion Agency, rather than the Chairman/Chief Investment Adviser to the Borno State Governor
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has approved the appointment of Dr Sa’id Alkali Kori as the Director General/Chief Executive Officer of Borno State Investment Promotion Agency./ Chief Investment Adviser to the Borno State Governor.
Dr Kori is a consummate entrepreneur and investment and infrastructure finance expert. He holds a PhD in Humanities and Social Sciences with a focus on Intellectual Capital from the University of London, United Kingdom.
He serves as the Honorary Special Adviser on International Relations and Investment to the Governor of Yobe State and is the Technical Adviser to the Lake Chad Basin Governors’ Forum.
Dr Kori is currently the Chairman and Group Chief Executive Officer of Thinklab Group Limited, a leading innovation and development finance firm. He also serves as the Chairman of the Board for Nigeria Food Corporation.
He has structured financing in excess of $200 million for critical infrastructure in housing, healthcare, and road networks.
The appointment is for the initial term of four years.Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has also approved the appointment of Laminu Lawan Awana, Abubakar Ahmed Askira, and Danladi Alfaki Isa as Governing Board members representing the three senatorial zones of the state.
This is in accordance with section 6(b) of the Borno State Investment Promotion Law 2026 (as amended).
The appointees are seasoned professionals in trade and investment, development financing, housing, and mortgage finance.
Other members of the Board include:A representative from each of the following Ministries, Departments, and Agencies, not below the rank of a Director as Ex-Officio Members:
· Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industries
· Borno State Geographic Information Service (BOGIS) · Ministry of Works
· Ministry of Housing and Energy · Ministry of Justice
· Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources
· Ministry of Livestock · Ministry of Planning
· Ministry of Finance · Ministry of Local Government and Emirate Affairs2. Two
(2) representatives from the Organized Private Sector in Borno State.
3. The Director-General of Borno State Investment Promotion Agency will serve as Secretary.
A statement signed by Dauda Iliya the Special adviser to the Governor on Media/ Spokesman said all the appointments take immediate effect.
It said Governor Babagana Zulum expressed confidence that with Dr Kori’s vast experience and the collective expertise of the board members, the state will be positioned as a hub for domestic and foreign investment and will foster viable Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) to accelerate the state’s economic revitalization and sustainable development.
