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The South-West Governors’ Forum has strengthened the call for the establishment of state police to address the rising incident of insecurity in the country.
The Forum made the call during a meeting of the six governors of the South-West states held at the Lagos House, Alausa.
The governors at the meeting elected Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu as the new Chairman of the Forum, succeeding the late Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu.
The Forum commended the peace in the South-West region and emphasised collaboration between all security agencies and the Amotekun Corps.
In a communique issued at the end of the meeting, the governors demanded a full support for State Police.
The communique said: “The Forum unanimously nominated and adopted the Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, as its Chairman.
“The governors adopted ‘Ise wa fun ile wa’ as the South-West Anthem.
"The governors commended the House of Representatives and the South-West Caucus for their efforts at passing the South-West Development Commission Bill. The Forum looks forward to its speedy passage by the Senate."
On the new minimum wage, the governors expressed concern that if the N60,000 minimum wage was adopted, many states would allocate their entire Federal Account Allocation Committee funds to salaries, leaving them with no resources for development projects.
In attendance at the meeting were governors Seyi Makinde (Oyo), Ademola Adeleke (Osun), Lucky Aiyedatiwa (Ondo), Dapo Abiodun (Ogun), Biodun Oyebanji (Ekiti), and Sanwo-Olu.
