Buhari summons minister over country’s poor power
…Imo governor to also meet president over insecurity
President Muhammadu Buhari has summoned Minster of Power, Abubakar Aliyu to a meeting over the frequent power outages in the country.
Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, made this known in a statement on Monday.
According to Shehu, the president summoned Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma over the insecurity in the state.
The president also scheduled a meeting with the Chief Economic Adviser, Prof Doyin Salami.
“President Muhammadu Buhari has summoned Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State, the Minister of Power, Abubakar Aliyu, and the Chief Economic Adviser, Prof Doyin Salami, to a meeting at the Presidential Villa on Monday afternoon.
“The President is scheduled to meet separately with them and he would be apprised of the latest developments in Imo State, the power sector and the state of the economy.
“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.
“President Buhari has also voiced his concern over the frequent power outages, apologising to Nigerians and assuring a quick relief to the situation,” the statement read.
