BUHARI MEETS WITH SOME SOUTH EAST LEADERS IN ASO ROCK.LEAVES FOR SOUTH SOUTH TOMORROW

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday met with some Southeast leaders at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.

The 18-man delegation, led by former Senate President Ken Nnamani, included All Progressives Congress (APC) National Auditor George Moghalu; Senators Ifeanyi Ararume and Osita Izunaso and former House of Reps member Sharon Ikeazor; former Executive Vice-Chairman of Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) Ernest Ndukwe.

Also in the team were the APC National Vice-Chairman (Southeast), Emma Eneukwu; Chief Austin Edeze; Dr. Uzoma Obiyo and Mr. Chris Akomas.

The leaders arrived in a bus belonging to the Ken Nnamani Leadership Institute. They met privately with the President under the aegis of Southeast Group for Change. The delegation ýdeclined to speak with reporters at the end of the meeting.

As he walked past reporters, Nnamani only replied to the question on whether Biafra came up for discussion during the meeting with: “No, no, not now.”

No official statement was issued on the meeting.

Meanwhile the President is expected to visit the South South region of Nigeria tomorrow to flag off the clean up exercise of Ogoniland .