Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo is expected to arrive Akwa Ibom State on Thursday, March 2, 2017 for an official engagement.
A release by Charles Udoh, Akwa Ibom State commissioner for information and strategy said Osinbajo will inspect the ongoing construction of the second runway at the Akwa Ibom International Airport shortly on arrival in the state by 1.00pm adding the acting president will then pay a courtesy call on royal fathers in the state at the traditional rulers’ council.
According to the statement, Osinbajo is expected to subsequently address a town hall meeting with stakeholders at the state banquet Hall in Government House before departing from the state.
Among those expected at the town hall meeting are members of the state elders council, royal fathers, representatives of the oil producing host communities, socio-cultural organisations, women leaders, and representatives of youths in the state.
The visit is part of the ongoing efforts by the federal government to interact with stakeholders in the Niger Delta region with a view to find lasting solutions to crisis in the oil region.
