Buhari, Igbo leaders hold talks over South-East security challenges

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in Abuja met behind closed doors with some Igbo leaders led by Chief Mbazulike Amaechi at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

The Igbo leaders who attended the meeting included Bishop Sunday Onuoha, former Governor Chukwuemeka Ezeife, Mr Tagbo Amaechi and Chief Goddy Uwazurike.

The Chief of Staff to the President, Professor Ibrahim Gambari; National Security Adviser to the President, Major General Babagana Monguno (retd): Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu and the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, also attended the meeting.

The agenda of the meeting, which lasted for not less than one hour, was not privy to newsmen. Also, participants at the meeting did not speak to the press on the outcome of their engagement with the president.

It was however gathered that the meeting might have discussed some national issues including security and socioeconomic developments in the South-East zone of the country.

NAN