Executive orders, gubernatorial directives, and major policy decisions issued during the 2019–present term — tracked from announcement through to real-world effect.
5
Total orders
5
Implemented
0
Partial
0
Reversed
Implemented
The directive
Ordered the immediate closure of the IDP camp in Bama, the largest displacement facility outside the state capital Maiduguri, citing rising criminality and improved security in the area of return.
Real-world effect
Continued the administration's long-running camp-closure and resettlement policy, though humanitarian monitors have repeatedly flagged inadequate consultation and support for returnees under earlier rounds of closures.
Implemented
The directive
Approved the immediate dissolution of the State Executive Council, directing all commissioners to hand over to permanent secretaries by 3 April 2026 to allow council members interested in contesting the 2027 general elections to do so.
Real-world effect
Cleared the way for cabinet members to pursue political ambitions ahead of the 2027 polls, while temporarily leaving ministries under civil-service permanent secretaries pending a new cabinet.
Implemented
The directive
Banned the distribution of food and non-food relief materials by government and NGOs in communities where IDPs had been resettled, arguing that continued aid fostered dependency and undermined self-sufficiency.
Real-world effect
Redirected the government's post-resettlement approach toward livelihood support rather than direct aid, a policy Zulum has defended but which humanitarian actors have linked to continued hardship among returnees in areas lacking services.
Implemented
The directive
Called for strict enforcement of environmental laws to combat deforestation, announced automatic scholarships for 540 local government workers to study forestry-related courses at the Federal College of Forestry, Maiduguri, and directed all 27 local government councils to nominate 20 agriculture/natural-resources staff each for the programme.
Real-world effect
Expanded the state's forestry and environmental-management workforce; independently verified enforcement outcomes against illegal deforestation were not identified for this entry.
Implemented
The directive
Directed all 27 local government area chairmen to scale up immunisation campaigns across the state.
Real-world effect
Aimed at improving child-health coverage statewide; comprehensive independently verified immunisation-rate outcome data was not identified for this entry.