By Ishaya Ibrahim, News Editor
Southwest Governors met in Lagos on Tuesday to discuss security.
The meeting which held under the auspices of Southwest Governors Forum was not previously announced.
But the governors who met behind closed doors said they discussed issues of interest to the region.
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu hosted the meeting at the State House, Marina.
Five Southwest Governors were present at the meeting, which started at 4:30 pm. Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, was represented by his deputy, Mr. Rauf Olaniyan.
After 90 minutes, the Southwest Governors rose from the meeting but offered no detailed information on matters discussed.
Addressing journalists, chairman of the Southwest Governors Forum and Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu, gave a brief statement on their discussion, disclosing that part of their deliberations bordered on security situation in the region.
Akeredolu revealed that there was also discussion on Oodua Group, a company owned by all six Southwest States, but declined to give further details.
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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.”
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The Governors departed the Lagos House, Marina after the short briefing.
Southwest Governors regularly meet to discuss issues of mutual interest to the region.
But this is the first time they will refuse to disclose reason(s) for their parley, leaving room for speculations.
It is also curious that the only governor who was represented is a member of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) while the five that attended are all members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
