Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State on Tuesday met with President Muhammadu Buhari behind closed doors at the Presidential
Villa , Abuja , on issues bordering on security . Akwa Ibom , which is one of the Niger Delta States, has witnessed unprecedented level of peace amid the militancy and destruction of oil and gas installations in the oil -rich region in the last few months .
Addressing State House correspondents shortly after the meeting, the governor said he was at the Presidential Villa , as part of his responsibility , to brief the president on how things are being done and how they are faring in Akwa Ibom , as the “ father of the country ” .
On what he discussed with President Buhari during the closed door meeting, he said “ We discussed issues of security . Unfortunately , everything discussed under security is covered”.
On whether or not he made a request to the president, Mr . Emmanuel said : “ Not really a request but a feedback . At times, a feedback could be effective than a request. This is because a feedback is necessary for further actions and the rest of things you want to do. “
But I also want to use this platform to say we are running one project , which is project Nigeria . If we are running project Nigeria , all hands must be on deck to move the country to the level we expect and dream of.
“ I think this is the essence of the whole thing : to keep letting
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