President Muhammadu Buhari is to undertake a tour of South-East states to improve his relationship with the Igbo, the governor of Imo, Rochas Okorocha said yesterday.

According to him, how to warm Buhari into the hearts of Southeasterners was one of the reasons he visited the President at the Villa.

Okorocha said there is the need for Mr President to come to the South-East as quickly as possible, “to begin to show his presence.”

“Luckily, the President will be coming to Ebonyi State, very soon and he will pass through Imo State to Anambra State.

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“So, covering three states within this short time will be a right step in the right direction, because we have come to realise in the South-East that we are better of in APC than any other party in the Federal Republic of Nigeria,’’ he said

The governors also expressed optimism that the membership of the APC in the South-East would increase because many politicians had been joining the party.

He said “the South-East before now was not measuring up in APC, but we have worked out strategies and modalities on how to improve the relationship between the South East and the APC.’’