Emergency Rule: Gov Obiano storms villa, meets Buhari

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President Muhammadu Buhari, today met behind closed door with Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Pointblanknews.com gathered that the meeting was to interface over the threat of possible emergency rule in Anambra state as suggested by the Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federal, Abubakar Malami.
The Federal Government had threatened to invoke emergency rule as part of measures to address security challenges and safeguard electoral process in the state.
The governor according to our correspondent updated the president on security situations in Anambra.
Stakeholders in Anambra project including the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had raised alarm over the upsurge in cases of violent attacks on individuals and government facilities in Anambra as the governorship election in the state draws closer.

Malami, however, threatened that the federal government may declare a state of emergency if the security situation in the state did not improve.

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