Imo State Governor Hope Uzodinma has revealed President Muhammadu Buhari will be visiting the state on Thursday, Sept. 9.
The Governor disclosed this while addressing newsmen at the Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport, Owerri, on Saturday.
Uzodinma said this after returning from his official trip to the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
He said the President would commission some “significant projects” executed by his administration.
The Governor said that he visited Abuja to discuss some political matters and critical issues that required the attention of the president.
He listed the issues to include getting Federal Government’s assistance on the World Bank programmes on rural roads, ecological programmes, the Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management (NEWMAP) projects and other erosion control issues.
“While in Abuja, I secured approval for President Muhammadu Buhari to visit Imo on Thursday, Sept. 9, to commission some significant projects put together by the Shared Prosperity Administration.
“More to that, Imo has been able to attract additional support from Mr President on the management of some ecological problems in the state,’’ he said.
Speaking on his role as the Chairman, All Progressives Congress (APC) Campaign Council for the Anambra governorship election, Uzodinma acknowledged the significance of the role. The Governor promised to highlight what the people stand to gain if they vote in the APC in the Nov. 6 election in A
He called on the people of Anambra and the South-East, in general, to align with the APC, adding that “those who support the party at the centre will get both their rights and their privileges”.
