UZODIMMA TO DELIVER KEYNOTE ADDRESS AT AFRICAN AIRFORCES FORUM

Imo state Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma will this week Friday deliver the key note address at the fourth edition of the African Airforces Forum holding 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.

In a letter of invitation to Uzodimma, 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.

Etukudo told the governor that his keynote address would kick-start the events of the second day of the conference.

The theme of the conference, according to Etukudo ,is STRENGTHENING COLLABORATION IN ADVANCED AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGIES FOR ENHANCED NATIONAL AND REGIONAL SECURITY .

However, on the second day of the conference, when Uzodimma will address the Air Chiefs, presentations will centre on the topic, ENHANCING AIR POWER FOR COUNTER TERRORISM AND ASSYMETRIC WARFARE .

This is the second consecutive time that the Imo State Governor will be addressing the gathering of military officers in respect of security situation in Nigeria and the continent.