The Governor of Imo State, Senator Hope Uzodimma, is scheduled to deliver the keynote address at the fourth edition of the African Air Forces Forum taking place in Lagos on Friday.
The programme will comprise Chiefs of Air Staff from the African continent, converging in Nigeria to discuss, brainstorm and strategies on combating insecurity in various countries in the continent.
In a formal invitation letter to Governor Uzodimma, Air Vice Marshal I.H. Etukudo, representing the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Hasan Bala Abubakar DFS, requested the governor to deliver a speech to the Air Chiefs and informed the governor that his keynote address would initiate the proceedings for 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 ASYMMETRIC WARFARE .
This is the second consecutive time that the Imo State Governor will be addressing the gathering of military officers in respect of the security situation in Nigeria and the continent.