Governors of Lagos, Ondo, Osun, Ogun, Ekiti and Oyo state on Tuesday met in the Lagos States to discuss burning issues as they affect the South-West region of Nigeria.
Lagos Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu hosted the governors at the State House while they discussed among other issues the insecurity and investment opportunities in the region.
Five Governors of member States were present at the meeting, which started at 4:30 pm and was held behind closed doors.
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, was represented by his deputy, Mr. Rauf Olaniyan.
After 90 minutes, the Governors rose from the meeting and offered no detailed information on matters discussed.
Addressing journalists, the chairman of the Forum and Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, gave a brief statement on their discussion, disclosing that part of their deliberations centred on the security situation in the region.
Akeredolu revealed there was also discussion on Oodua Group, a company owned by all six Southwest States, but declined to give further details. He pointed out that the Forum was not willing to share full information on the meeting.
He 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.”
The Governors departed the Lagos House, Marina after the short briefing.