Insecurity: South-West Governors meet behind closed doors, withhold details of deliberation

By Moses Adeniyi

Governors under the aegis of the South-West Governors Forum, met in Lagos on Tuesday behind closed doors to discuss issues of interest to the region.

However, the Governors who reportedly discussed insecurity issues, economic matters and common heritage, among others, refrained from disclosing the resolutions made on the subject.

The Governors who were hosted by Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu at the State House, Marina, had five Governors of the member States present at the meeting, while Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, was represented by his deputy, Mr. Rauf Olaniyan.

The meeting which started at 4:30pm  behind closed doors, saw the Governors deliberating for about a hour and half (1:30minutes), while details of the discussions were not disclosed following the meeting.

Chairman of the Forum and Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu, who gave a hint on their discussion, said that part of their deliberations bordered on security situation in the region.

Akeredolu revealed there was also discussion on the Oodua Group, a company owned by all six South-West States, but declined to give further details.

Pointing 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 (journalists) know we met today but  we don’t want our decisions discussed in the open.”