Mary Onyia
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday was at Owerri, the Imo state capital on a one-day working visit to commission projects executed by Governor Hope Uzodinma’s administration.
The President expressed satisfaction on the level of infrastructural development in the state and commended governor Uzodinma for his hard work.
During his tour of the projects in the state, President Buhari stressed on he importance of security, as well as infrastructure, in the lives of the people.
“If there are no roads, if there is no security, what can people do? Definitely nothing,” Mr Buhari said in his brief address in Owerri, the state capital.
He lauded Governor Uzodinma on his administration’s effort to develop the state.
Among the projects commissioned by the president include a polytechnic, a road project , flood Control tunnel and a new executive chamber
The President who said he had to come and see for himself what the governor is doing in the state added, “I accepted the invitation to come and see what the governor wanted me to see, and I have seen enough which certifies his integrity.”
He stated further, “I am very impressed with what he has done because I have gone through the same problem at the centre to make sure that infrastructure is what would enable the people to man their own businesses. I am very pleased with what I have seen.”
The President was received by governor Hope Uzodinma, Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State, and All Progressives Congress candidate for the forthcoming governorship election in Anambra, Andy Uba, among other state functionsries.
The president is expected to meet with leaders of the South-east before his departure to Abuja later today.