Governors, security chiefs and Obas of the South-West geopolitical zone of the country have converged upon Oyo State governors office, Ibadan, for a security meeting.
In attendance at the meeting which started at about 3.10 pm are Governors Rotimi Akeredolu (Ondo), Kayode Fayemi (Ekiti), Dapo Abiodun (Ogun), Gboyega Oyetola (Osun) and host governor, Seyi Makinde.
Among the Obas present are the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi; Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi; Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Saliu Adetunji; Akarigbo of Remo, Oba Babatunde Ajayi; the Olugbo of UgIgbolandOba Fredrick Akinruntan; Olugbon of Orile-Igbon, Oba Francis Alao.
The Deputy Inspector General of Police, David Folawiyo; Oyo Commissioner of Police, Ngozi Onadeko; Garrison Commander, 2 Division of the Nigerian Army, Brigadier General Adesoji Ogunsugba; top chiefs of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and the Air force are also in attendance.
The meeting, which comes on the heels of farmers and herdsmen related issues, the Shasha market crisis among others, will see the various stakeholders in attendance make presentations targeted at addressing the various security issues plaguing the states of the South West.
Expected but absent at the meeting are Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Ibrahim Gambari; Inspector General of Police, Muhammed Adamu and the Director-General of State Service, Yussuf Bichi.
Those absent could not board their flight from Abuja to Ibadan for the meeting due to bad weather.
However, they are expected to call into the meeting to make their presentation.
