Lagos: Sanwo Olu Hosts Southwest Governors Over Insecurity, Others, Video Trends

Lagos: Sanwo Olu Hosts Southwest Governors Over Insecurity, Others, Video Trends

  • Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the governor of Lagos, is currently hosting a meeting with his south-west counterparts
  • In a statement on Monday, June 10, Sanwo-Olu’s media aide, Gboyega Akosile, mentioned that the meeting addresses issues impacting the southwest zone and Nigeria
  • Akosile noted that the South-West Governors Forum, which includes all six governors from the geo-political zone, began their closed-door meeting around noon

Ikeja, Lagos - Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the governor of Lagos, is currently hosting a meeting with his south-west counterparts.

Governors present included Lucky Aiyedatiwa (Ondo), Dapo Abiodun (Ogun), Seyi Makinde (Oyo), Ademola Adeleke (Osun), and Biodun Oyebanji (Ekiti).

Southwest governors converge in Lagos
Southwest governors converge in Lagos Photo credit: @followlasg
Source: Twitter

As reported by The Cable, this was contained in a statement on Monday, June 10. Sanwo-Olu’s media aide, Gboyega Akosile, mentioned that the meeting would focus on addressing issues impacting the southwest zone and Nigeria.

He said:

“The South-West Governors Forum is the umbrella body for all the six governors in the geo-political zone.

Read also

BREAKING: Sanwo-Olu emerges Southwest Govs’ forum chairman

“The closed-door meeting, which started around noon, is currently going on at Governor Sanwo-Olu’s Office in Lagos House, Ikeja.
“The meeting, being hosted by Governor Sanwo-Olu, is attended by all the six governors from the zone.”

Nigerians react

Here are photos taken before the meeting commenced.

However, this move has sparked reactions from Nigerians.

@de_generalnoni said:

" love the part they are speaking Yoruba to welcome each other!
Tag those ediots that said Lagos will not be with SW!
Awon asiere gbogbo!"

@gospelsongsng said:

"Great! We need the unification of all regions.
Praying this brings about more growth and development of the South West."

@Ayo120212 said:

"Southwest Development Commission is coming to stay.. We will develop the whole of Yoruba land and make others jealous."

@ajifowowet said:

"I really loved the way they're speaking Yoruba to each other may God continue to bless them all and we'll never forget them for good."

Read also

Dangote builds another project in Lagos to compete with Innoson vehicle, others, photos trend

Lagos police unveil phone numbers for DPOs

In another report, the Lagos police command has announced the acquisition of hundreds of telephone lines, which will be permanently assigned to divisional police officers (DPOs) and other key officers throughout the state.

Benjamin Hundeyin, the spokesperson for the Lagos police command, revealed this recently via his X handle.

Hundeyin stated that this initiative aims to establish more stable communication between the public and the police.

Source: Legit.ng

Authors:
Ezra Ukanwa avatar

Ezra Ukanwa (Editor) Ezra Ukanwa is a Reuters-certified journalist with over 5 years of professional experience. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Mass Communication from Anchor University, Lagos. Currently, he is the Politics and Current Affairs Editor at Legit.ng, where he brings his expertise to provide incisive, impactful coverage of national events. Ezra was recognized as Best Campus Journalist at the Anchor University Communications Awards in 2019 and is also a Fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM). Contact him at: ezra.ukanwa@corp.legit.ng or +2349036989944