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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, on Tuesday arrived Akure Airport at 10:54 am for the 2nd National Council on Niger Delta meeting.
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.
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.
Culled from: Nation
Here are tweets from the VP’s media assistant explaining what has went down so far:
VP Osinbajo in Ondo State- conclusion of NDelta interactive engagements & ND National Council. Deji of Akure's palace is first port of call
— Laolu Akande (@akandeoj) September 12, 2017
VP @ Deji's Palace: Ondo has 2nd largest bitumen deposit in the world. FG & Gov Akeredolu working to exploit it…would transform the State
— Laolu Akande (@akandeoj) September 12, 2017
In speech to d Council, VP Osinbajo says process for prompt release of N2B take-off grant for the Maritime U, Delta State has been initiated
— Laolu Akande (@akandeoj) September 12, 2017
VP Osinbajo arrives Igbokoda, Ilaje LGA, Ondo State to a warm welcome concluding interactive engagements with oil producing communities.
— Laolu Akande (@akandeoj) September 12, 2017
