President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived in Owerri, Imo, on one-day official visit where he would inaugurate some developmental projects executed by the State Government.
The jet carrying Buhari landed at the Sam Mbakwe Airport in Owerri, the state capital.
The president was received at Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport by Gov. Hope Uzodinma of Imo, the Chairman of the South East Governors’ Forum and Governor of Ebonyi, Dave Umahi, and the All Progressives Congress Anambra State gubernatorial candidate, Andy Uba.
Others at the airport to welcome the president included some cabinet Ministers and Presidential aides from the South East,the Executive Secretary of NALDA, Mr Paul Ikonne, as well as other Federal and State government officials.
Recall that the state Governor, Hope Uzodinma, had announced Buhari’s visit.He said the president would commission some significant projects while in the state.
According to him, the president is expected to, among others, inaugurate First Phase of Naze/Nekede/Ihiagwa/Obinze link road, Balloon Driven/Flood Control Tunnel and Egheada Bypass road. Also, before departing Owerri back to Abuja, the president will hold townhall meeting with stakeholders from the South East zone of the country. (
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, had declared a sit-at-home over Buhari’s visit, saying that the president is not welcome to the state.
Meanwhile, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, had said the president was visiting Imo to mock people of the state.
A socio-political activist, Deji Adeyanju, had said the sit-at-home order would record large success.
