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Vice President arrives Akure for National Council on Niger Delta meeting

September 12, 2017 12:46 PM

The Vice President is in Ondo state for the second National Council on Niger Delta meeting.

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo arrived in Ondo state for the 2nd National Council on Niger Delta meeting on Tuesday, September 12, 2017.

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There was tight security at the airport and venue of the meeting provided by the police, Army, Civil Defence Corps and road marshals among others.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Osinbajo would deliver the keynote address at the event and later meet with communities of riverside areas of Ondo state.

Osinbajo, accompanied by the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Usani Usani, was received on arrival by Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu at the airport.

Also on the vice presidents entourage were the Minister of State, Niger Delta Affairs, Prof Claudius Daramola, and Sen. Victor Udoma, Chairman, Niger Delta Development Commission.

Others at the airport to receive the vice president were the Speaker, Ondo state House of Assembly, Mr Bamidele Oleyeloogun, Secretary to the State Government, Ifedayo Abegunde and other top government officials.