Ekweremadu Leads Southeast Governors To Meet Buhari At Aso Rock ( SEE PHOTOS)

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday met with some Southeast  governors behind closed doors.


News Agency of Nigeria  (NAN) had reported that the governors were seen  arriving the state house at about 4.20pm on Wednesday.

Some of the governorstate that were seen included Dave Umahi (Ebonyi); Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia); Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu) and deputy governor of Anambra Mr Nkem Okeke while Rochas Okorocha was yet to arrive the venue of the meeting as of that time

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, was also seen heading towards the president’s mini conference hall, venue of the meeting.

NAN reports that even though the agenda of the meeting was not made public, the Southeast Governors’ Forum had told newsmen in Abuja that the governors would discuss national and regional issues with the president at the meeting.

The Director-General of the Southeast Governors Forum, Prof. Simon Ortuanya, who revealed on Monday, disclosed that the meeting would discuss the pressing needs of the geopolitical zone.

He said that one of these needs included the second Niger Bridge and the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu.