Buhari, Obasanjo to speak at South-East economic summit.

   President Muhammadu Buhari and former President Olusegun Obasnajo will lead other eminent personalities and delegates to the maiden edition of the South-East Economic and Security Summit holding in Enugu.

   The event, being backed by the state governments of the South-East, will hold on Thursday at the Enugu State Government House, according to a statement by the organisers.

    The summit is an initiative of the South-East Economic Security Summit Group, a non-governmental organisation made up of top business, military, political, religious and community leaders from the country’s South-East region.

The forum is meant to address key issues affecting the economic growth and peace of the South-East, and proffer practical solutions towards the economic advancement of the region.

   A former Minister of Power, Prof. Barth Nnaji, who is also the Chairman, SEESS Group, had in a statement issued earlier by the organisers described the summit as a meeting point where specific problems relating to the region would be addressed.

Delegates from the South-East, Presidency, National Assembly, state governments, the diplomatic community are expected at the event, according to the chairman.