The South-West Governors’Forum has unanimously acquired a common Anthem for The Region.
This Anthem was composed by Afenifere,a Yoruba Socio-Cultural Group entitled:”Ise Wa Fun Ile Wa”.
This was part of the 11-point resolution adopted in the communique endorsed by all the six governors of the region at a meeting held in Lagos on Monday.
The meeting,held behind closed doors was hosted by Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu.
At the meeting, Babajide Sanwo-Olu was unanimously elected to to lead the forum as the Chairman.
During the meeting,the governors reviewed the security networks in the region and emphasized their call for the creation of State Police in order to strengthen safety in the region.
At the forum,the governors resolved and directed their respective State’s Commissioners for agriculture to promptly synergies and develop a comprehensive agricultural template that would leverage each State’s comparative advantage in order to expand for production and agriculture development.
“The South-West Governors’Forum at its meeting today,June 19,2024 deliberated extensively on contemporary issues in the South-West States and resolved to commend President Bola Ahmed Tinubu,GCFR on the groundbreaking of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Road,and the proposed Lagos-Sokoto Roads.
We,however, encourage the Federal Government to rehabilitate other federal infrastructure in the region.
“On security,the Forum commends the relative peace in the South-West and noted the collaboration between all security agencies and the Amotekun Corps.
We reaffirm our full support for State police.
We acknowledge the efforts of the Federal Government to strengthen food security.We decide that Commissioners for Agriculture of all the South-West States should begin to meet and set up a working template,which will ensure collaboration based on each State’s comparative advantage, Sanwo-Olu said.
At the meeting,the activities of the Yoruba Nation agitators was Condemned, stating that the region remained an integral part of Nigeria.
According to Sanwo-Olu who read the 11-point resolution,”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”.