Buhari to Declare Open South-East Economic and Security Summit

President Muhammadu Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari is to declare open the South-East Economic and Security Summit, SEESS, scheduled to hold in Enugu on December 22.

Tony Usidamen, the media consultant, via a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria in Enugu, said other eminent Nigerians would attend the event.

He said the president’s desire to attend the summit was in demonstration of his interest in maintaining peace and fostering economic growth and development in the South-East and other regions.

Mr. Usidamen said that the summit was aimed at addressing the real development issues in the region as well as proffer lasting solutions to them.

“Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo and all governors in the region as well as several eminent personalities and delegates will be in attendance to discuss issues of common interest,” he said.

He stated that such issues as security, agriculture, infrastructure, health, tourism, as well as financing the region’s economic programmes would be in the front burner during the event.

“The Chairman of SEESS Group, Prof. Barth Nnaji, has assured that the summit will be a meeting where specific problems are defined and measures to address them adopted,” Mr. Usidamen added.

NAN reports that the summit is an `invitation-only’ event, with delegates drawn from the various interest groups in the region.