ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- The Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, has met with President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja, over insecurity in the State.
The visit on Tuesday is coming barely few hours after a former Governor of Imo State, Ikedi Ohakim, escaped attacks from gunmen in the state.
The attack led to the death of four police officers who were in the convoy of Ohakim.
Governor Uzodinma at the meeting secured a presidential approval for some security surveillance equipment for the state.
The Governor also used the opportunity to thank the president for previous support being enjoyed from the presidency since he assumed office.
He said, “I made an appeal to the president for further support, especially to support us with some technological deployments, we have planned to be able to do an advanced kind of security control in the South-East. And he has also given his approval to that.
“Any moment from now, we’ll be getting some surveillance equipment and some modern technologies that will help us manage security so that we can fight crime with little or no collateral damage to the environment.”
Commenting on support enjoyed from the Federal Government, he said, “I came on behalf of my people, to also thank Mr. President for the various supports he gave to us during this our period of security challenges and the support he’s also giving to us in terms of the various approvals.
“The approval to convert Federal Medical Center, Owerri, to a University Teaching Hospital for the Federal University! Alvan Ikoku College of Education to a Federal College of Education.
“Only two weeks ago, Igbos that came home from Lagos and outside South-East enjoyed the benefit of the second Niger Bridge, something that is worthy of commendation.”