Ahead of the visit of the president, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) to Imo State on Tuesday, the state government on Saturday dismissed the threat issued by the Indigenous People of Biafra.
At a press conference in Owerri on Saturday, the state’s Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Declan Emelumba, said that IPOB can’t threaten the president.
Emelumba, who was reacting to a threat issued by IPOB declaring a sit-at-home in the state on Tuesday, said that security operatives were ready for Buhari’s visit to the state.
“Nobody can threaten Buhari. He is president and commander in chief of the federal republic of Nigeria. Imo is one of the states he governs and he is free to visit it. Security is in top gear and I can assure you that his visit will be successful,” he said.
The commissioner said that Buhari was visiting the state to inaugurate three signature projects built by governor Hope Uzodinma’s administration.
He mentioned the projects as the first phase of the Owerri- Okigwe Road, the Owerri- Orlu Road and the rebuilt Imo state House of Assembly complex.
Emelumba said that the projects would boost the economic and social life of the state, adding that the state government spent billions to execute them.