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Last Updated: Aug 7th, 2008 - 16:12:20 
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President Yar’Adua meets Governors on food, security and power
Apr 29, 2008, 14:36

In a pragmatic step to meet up with issues of urgent national importance, President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua on Tuesday April 29 in the State House, Abuja met with all the 36 state governors to deliberate on food, security and power.

The current global food supply deficit which has translated in recent times, to spiraling food prices in Nigeria has been receiving the attention of the present administration which has food security as a major item in its seven point agenda.

Security particularly in the Niger Delta and power are prominent issues in the Administration’s seven point agenda, which was deliberated upon at the meeting.

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