Imo state Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma will this week Friday, deliver the keynote address at the fourth edition of the African Air Force Forum in Lagos.
Chiefs of Air Staff from the African continent will converge on the Nigerian former capital to brainstorm on strategies aimed at combating insecurity in the various countries.
A statement from the Imo State Commissioner for Information, Public Orientation and Strategy, Declan Emelumba, said a letter of invitation to Uzodimma from Air Vice Marshall I.H .Etukudo, on behalf of the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshall Hasan Bala Abubakar DFS, requested the Governor to address the Air Chiefs.
He told the governor that his keynote address would kick-start the events of the second day of the conference.
Themed: ‘Strengthening Collaboration in Advanced Aerospace Technologies for Enhancing Nations and Regional Security,’ Etukudo noted that on the second day of the conference, when Uzodimma would address the Air Chiefs, presentations would centre on the topic, ‘Enhancing Air Power for Counter Terrorism and Asymmetric Warfare.’
The commissioner recalled that this is the second consecutive time that the Imo State Governor would be addressing the gathering of military officers in respect of the security situation in Nigeria and the continent.