South-West governors and traditional rulers met in Ibadan, Oyo State capital, on Saturday, over the rising insecurity in the geo-political the zone.
The meeting, which took place inside the Executive Council Chambers of the Governor’s office, Agodi, Ibadan, had in attendance five governors including the host, Seyi Makinde.
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Others are Rotimi Akeredolu (Ondo), Kayode Fayemi (Ekiti), Gboyega Oyetola (Osun) and Dapo Abiodun (Ogun).
Speaking at the end of the meeting, Akeredolu, who is the chairman of the South-West Governors’ Forum, said though the meeting was at the instance of the Chief of Staff to the President, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari and Mohammed Adamu, Inspector-General of Police, they could not make it due to bad weather.
He read the communique issued at the end of the meeting.
“That the meeting supported the decision of the National Economic Council (NEC) on forest management; that the nation’s boarders need to be fully secured and protected; that open grazing must be checked and looked at and that media practitioners must assist the country to end fake news,” he said.
According to Akeredolu, the meeting was held to find lasting solutions to the lingering security issues in the zone.
Some of the traditional rulers, who took part in the meeting include the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III; Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi; Akarigbo of Remo, Oba Babatunde Ajayi; Olugbo of Ugbo kingdom, Oba Fredrick Akinrutan; Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Saliu Adetunji, Aje Ogungunnjso 1; and Olugbon of Orilegbon, Oba Francis Olusola Alao.
Also in attendance were the Oyo State Commissioner of Police, Ngozi Onadeko, and other heads of security agencies in Oyo.
