President Muhammadu Buhari has summoned Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State to a meeting in Aso Rock Villa over insecurity in Imo State.
This was disclosed in a statement released by Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Publicity.
According to Shehu the meeting was scheduled in fulfilment of the President’w promise to “review the security situation in southeast Nigeria” following the destruction of police buildings IMO State and home of the President-General of Ohaneze Ndigbo, Prof George Obiozor.
“It would be recalled that the President while condemning the spate of violence in Imo State in the aftermath of the destruction of buildings and assets of the Police and the home of Prof. George Obiozor, President-General of Ohaneze Ndigbo, pledged to review the security situation in southeast Nigeria,” the statement said.
Others summed to meet the President in separate meetings are Minister of Power, Abubakar Aliyu, and the Chief Economic Adviser, Prof Doyin Salami to apprise “the power sector and the state of the economy.”
“President Buhari has also voiced his concern over the frequent power outages, apologising to Nigerians and assuring a quick relief to the situation.”