Buhari reaches Imo on working visit
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday reached Imo state where he is on a one day working visit.
The president is to commission projects that have been concluded by Governor of Imo state, Hope Uzodimma.
The first phase of 56km Orlu-Okigwe road and the Orlu -Owerri road are the roads to be commissioned.
Governor Uzodinma and other government stakeholders received the president, upon his arrival, at the tarmac.
The Informant247 recalls that Buhari paid a working visit to the state on Thursday, September 9, 2021, where the president launched projects and had talks with leaders of Igbo.
Dr Paul Ihunanya, has via a statement titled ‘As Buhari visits Imo again’ which was released on Saturday.
The statement also reveals that the President will “be the commissioning of Owerri-Orlu road, a Federal Road built by the 3R Government and the newly built & furnished Imo State House of Assembly (IMHA) Complex.”
It read, “In the penultimate month, His Excellency Distinguished Senator Hope Uzodimma had hinted on President Muhammadu Buhari’s working visit to Imo State for sundry matters but largely for the commissioning of completed projects by the 3R Government.
“This is the second visit by Mr President within a space of roughly one year. During the last visit, Governor Hope Uzodimma gathered Igbo leaders for the reception of Mr President and utilized the opportunity to galvanize relationship between the Igbos and the Federation, with a focus on the inclusion of Igbos in the administration and development of the nation.
“Mr President’s second visit to Imo, within a year, is a clear indication on the unprecedented developmental drive of the 3R Government. Top on the President’s itinerary during the visit would be the commissioning of Owerri-Orlu road, a Federal Road built by the 3R Government and the newly built & furnished Imo State House of Assembly (IMHA) Complex.
“It will be a period of roll call, on the projects of the 3R Government and a showcase to the world, on the achievements of the Shared Prosperity administration of His Excellency, the Distinguished Senator Hope Uzodimma.”
