South West governors

In the wake of the reported killing of 20 persons in Igangan community of Oyo State by suspected herdsmen, the Chairman, South-West Governors Forum, Rotimi Akeredolu, has said that the governors would defend their people against internal…

New Leader of Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo says governors of the South-West geopolitical zone are not actively pushing for the restructuring of the country because they are afraid of President Muhammadu Buhari.He said this was so…

The Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, has called on the six governors of South-West states to inject at least 15 per cent of their annual budget into agriculture.Speaking with newsmen on Friday in Lagos against the backdrop…

Governors from the South-West zone of the country and some first-class rulers on Saturday okayed the decision of the National Economic Council (NEC) for each state in Nigeria to manage its forest.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports…

A Pan-Yoruba Socio-Cultural group, Yoruba Professionals Foundation (YPF) has urged the South-west governors to prioritise job creation in the region through support for entrepreneurship, industrialisation, and agriculture.The President…

Pan-Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere says that South-West governors have not displayed genuine interest in securing the geopolitical zone despite their perceived support for the creation of a security outfit codenamed…

As part of effort to tackle the insecurity in the Southwest zone of the country, the governors in the six Southwest states will launch a new security architecture in August.Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo state, disclosed this on Sunday at a…

Governors in the South West Zone on Monday rose from a meeting in Akure pledging a new security architecture that would address the security challenges in the region.Addressing newsmen shortly after the meeting, Gov. Oluwarotimi…

The South West Governors Forum has reacted to calls by the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) for Fulani herdsmen to quit any part of Southern Nigeria where their safety could not be guaranteed.Recall that NEF's Chairman, Ango Abdullahi in a…

Former Aviation Minister said that former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan should have been as vicious in their treatment of the opposition as the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari.He stated this in a series…

The governors of the six states in the South West Zone met on Tuesday in Ibadan at a security summit where they pledged to find a solution to the lingering security challenges in the zone.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that…