South West governors have commended the relative peace enjoyed in the geo political zones, just as they threw their weight behind the agitation for State Police.
The governors made their position for a state police known, after a meeting held at the office of Lagos State governor Babajide Sanwo-olu in Lagos.
The meeting which was held at the state house Alausa, Ikeja behind closed doors was attended by all the six governors in the geo political zones,which includes Dapo Abiodun Ogun State, Lucky Ayedatiwa Ondo State, Seyi Makinde Oyo State, Demola Adeleke Osun State, Abiodun Oyebanji Ekiti State and the host governor, Sanwo-olu.
The meeting also paid last respect to their former chairman late Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu the former governor of Ondo State, while it also congratulated Ayedatiwa on his emergence as the new governor of the state, and for winning the All Progressives Congress APC ticket to contest for the governorship position in September.
The South West governors at the meeting also unanimously elected Sanwo-olu as the new chairman of the forum.
Reading the 11 point communique at the end of the meeting which lasted about four hours, the new chairman of the forum Sanwo-olu said, the meeting commended the administration of Bola Tinubu for embarking on construction of Lagos to Calabar coastal road, and as well appealed to the federal government to rehabilitate all federal roads in the South West.
The governors also commended members of the House of Representatives for passing the bill aimed at creating Development Agenda for Western Nigeria, just as it urged the Senate also to support the bill.
The meeting however, said minimum wage shall reflect fiscal character, just as it calls for economic integration among the six states that makes up the zone.
In order to improve agric sector and promote food production in the South West, commissioners for agric in the six states have been urged to collaborate with each other, and each state should be allowed to focus on areas of agric where she has comparative advantages.
The governors also adopted the Yoruba anthem “Ise wa fun ile wa” as the anthem to be adopted for the zone.
The governors also condemned the group of people agitating for Yoruba nation, just as they disassociate themselves from the agitation.
The communique
The South West Governors’ Forum at its meeting of today, Monday, 10th June, 2024 held in the Governor’s Office, Lagos House Alausa, Ikeja Lagos State deliberated extensively on the state of the South West States and further resolved as follows:
1. The Forum unanimously nominated and adopted the Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu as its Chairman.
2. The Forum paid its last respects to its late Chairman of the South West Governors’ Forum, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi O. Akeredolu, SAN, CON, and also congratulated the new Governor of Ondo State, H.E Hon. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, also for winning the All Progressives Congress’s (APC’s) Governorship ticket for the next election.
3. The Governors adopted Ise wa fun ile wa as South West Anthem.
4. The meeting commends the House of Representatives and South West Caucus for their efforts at passing the South West Development Commission Bill and looks forward to its speedy passage by the Senate.
5. The meeting commends Mr. President, H.E. Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR on the groundbreaking of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Road, the proposed Lagos to Sokoto road and encourages the Federal Government to rehabilitate other Federal roads in the region.
6. On security, the Forum commends the relative peace in the South West region and notes the collaboration between all security agencies and the Amotekun Corps. It reaffirms its full support for State Police.
7. On Food Security, the Forum acknowledges the efforts of the Federal Government and decides that the Honourable Commissioners for Agriculture of all the States should begin to meet and set up a working template, which will ensure collaboration based on each State’s comparative advantage.
8. On Minimum Wage, the Forum supports the efforts of the Federal Government, the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) and the Organised Private Sector on their ongoing conversations with the Labour Union. We believe the outcome will reflect true fiscal federalism.
9. The Forum also encourages Federal Government’s efforts on mineral resources exploitation. There should be further collaboration between the Federal Government and States, especially in granting leases to investors.
10. The Forum condemns in strong terms the group of people agitating for Yoruba nation.
11. The Forum agrees to strengthen the DAWN Commission on operational efficiency and charges the Commission to focus on economic integration, cooperation and investment promotion of South West States. To that end, each State is mandated to appoint a State focal person.
ATTENDANCE
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His Excellency
Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu
Governor, Lagos State.
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His Excellency
Engr. Seyi A. Makinde
Governor, Oyo State.
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His Excellency
Senator Ademola Nurudeen Adeleke
Governor, Osun State.
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His Excellency
Hon. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa
Governor, Ondo State.
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His Excellency
Prince Dr. Dapo O. Abiodun, MFR, CON
Governor, Ogun State.
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His Excellency
Mr. Biodun A. Oyebanji
Governor, Ekiti State.
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