…Soludo to Deputize
The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has been elected at the new chairman of Southern Governors’ Forum.
While the Governor of Anambra State, Professor Charles Soludo, emerged the Vice Chairman.
Abiodun emerged as the SGF Chairman at a the regional meeting of the southern governors’ forum held at the Presidential Lodge, Ibara GRA, Abeokuta, Ogun State Capital, where 16 out of the 17 governors were in attendance as the Govenror of Rivers State, Mr. Siminalayi Fubara was absent at the meeting.
The meeting went into closed door session which lasted about five hours.
Abiodun while briefing newsmen after the meeting said, It is indeed an honour and a humble one at that, that I have been nominated to lead the Southern Governors’ Forum, along side with Professor Charles Soludo, the Governor of Anambra State as the Vice Chairman of this forum.
“I first want to thank all the Governors, the 17 Governors for coming to Abeokuta today for this meeting, the first meeting after about three years. It underscores the commitment and the determination to ensure that the Southern States occupy by their pride of place.
“I also want to thank them for this confidence so reposed in myself and Professor Soludo and pledged that we will ensure that this confidence is justified.
“We have discussed a whole ranging number of issues but because of time constraints, myself and Governor Soludo will available to you pressmen the details of our communique that reflects our aspirations, our determination and the new and repositioned Southern Governors’ Forum.”
The Southern Governors Forum serves as the collective body for the 17 governors from the South-West, South-South, and South-East geopolitical zones of Nigeria.
