Gov Abiodun Named Chairman Of Southern Governors Forum

Gov Dapo Abiodun

Gov Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Southern Governors Forum.

Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, was also elected as the Vice Chairman.

This development came after a meeting of the Southern Governors Forum held in Abeokuta, Ogun State, on Monday.

The session, which lasted approximately five hours, was attended by 13 governors and three deputy governors from the southern states.

Among the attendees were Dapo Abiodun (Ogun), Godwin Obaseki (Edo), Seyi Makinde (Oyo), Alex Otti (Abia), Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos), Ademola Adeleke (Osun), Francis Nwifuru (Ebonyi), Peter Mbah (Enugu), Douye Diri (Bayelsa), and Umo Eno (Akwa Ibom).

Other governors present included Biodun Oyebanji (Ekiti), Bassey Otu (Cross River), Charles Soludo (Anambra), Imo State Deputy Governor Chinyere Ekomaru, Delta State Deputy Governor Monday Onyeme, and Ondo State Deputy Governor Olayide Adelami.