Five governors of the South-West geo-political zone, alongside the Deputy Governor of Oyo State, Engineer Rauf Olaniyan, converged on Lagos State House, Marina, yesterday, to discuss issues that affect the region.
Governors Rotimi Akeredolu, Ondo; Gboyega Oyetola, Osun; Dapo Abiodun, Ondo; Kayode Fayemi, Ekiti and the host, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Lagos and Engineer Olaniyan, who represented Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde, all met to deliberate on issues affecting the South-West.
Speaking to the press after the event, the Chairman of the South-West Governors’ Forum and governor of Ondo State, Arakunrin Akeredolu, declared that the meeting was to discuss the way forward for the South-West and discuss matters that affect the region.
Akeredolu said that they discussed matters pertaining to the common heritage of the West, the Oodua Group of Companies and issues bothering on the security of the Western states.
The chairman stated that the content and agreement of the deliberations, which was held behind closed doors for about two and a half hours, will not be made public.
After the meeting, the Forum visited the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and former governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, at his private residence in Bourdillion Street, Ikoyi, Lagos.
Akeredolu said, “We deemed it fit to visit our leader, who has returned home successfully and who is hale and hearty and to the glory of God Almighty, that is why we have visited him.”
He said that the whole South-West believes in the leadership of Tinubu, “as he has shown that he is doing his best to lead us, as he is not only a leader of the South-West, but a leader of the entire nation and the South-West lays first claim to him.”
