President Muhammadu Buhari will be visiting Imo State to commission projects executed by the state government, says governor Hope Uzodinma.
The governor who said all is set for the President’s visit on Thursday, September 9, 2021 – disclosed this while addressing newsmen at the Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport, Owerri, on Saturday.
Speaking upon his return from an official trip to the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Uzodinma said that the President would commission some “significant projects” executed by his administration.
Speaking on his visit to Abuja, the governor said he visited the federal capital territory to “address some political matters and some critical issues that are supposed to be handled in Abuja.”
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 management of some ecological problems in the state,’’ he said.