Buhari Summons Economic Adviser, Power Minister over Economy, Power Outage

* Invites Imo Gov over security situation in state

Deji Elumoye

Apparently worried by the lingering power outage across the country, President Muhammadu Buhari has summoned the Power Minister, Abubakar Aliyu, to a meeting Monday afternoon at the State House, Abuja. Presidential spokesman, Mallam Garba Shehu, in a release Monday, said the president will also meet separately with the the Chief Economic Adviser, Prof. Doyin Salami and Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State on the state of the nation’s economy and latest developments in Imo State respectively.
President Buhari had while condemning the spate of violence in Imo State in the aftermath of the destruction of buildings and assets of the police and the home of Prof. George Obiozor, President-General of Ohaneze Ndigbo, pledged to review the security situation in the South-east Nigeria.  
The president had also voiced his concern over the frequent power outages, apologising to Nigerians and assuring a quick relief to the situation.