Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos state on Tuesday hosted members of the Southwest Governors Forum to a meeting to discuss issues of interest to the region.
JomogNews Nigeria reports that the meeting is coming three days after yet-to-be identified gunmen attacked a prison in Ibadan and freed hundreds of inmates.
Five state governors were present at the meeting which started at 4:30 pm and held behind closed doors, with only Governor Seyi Makinde, who was represented by his deputy, Rauf Olaniyan, missing.
Speaking to newsmen after the meeting, Governor Akeredolu disclosed that part of their deliberations centered on the security situation in the region.
The Ondo governor also stated that governors discussed about Oodua Group, a company owned by all six Southwest States, refusing to give details on the discussion.
Akeredolu said, “We, the six Governors of the Southwest under the Southwest Governors’ Forum met today. We deliberated on a number of common and personal issues. We also deliberated on our common heritage, which is the Oodua Group of Companies.
“At the end, we agreed on a few things; a number of them, which have to do with security, are not what we can discuss in the open. This short address is just to let you (pressmen) know we met today but we don’t want our decisions discussed in the open.”
JomogNews Nigeria learnt the governors paid a courtesy visit to the National Leader of the All progressive Congress(APC) in his Boudillon,Ikoyi residence after their meeting.
