NNAMDI KANU: Southern Govs to meet in Lagos, first time in 12 years

The 17 governors from the South-west, South-east and South-south are to meet in Lagos on Monday to talk about most recent national issues and fashion more grounded organization. 

The last time such meeting held was in 2005, four years afters its initially meeting. 

An announcement by Secretary to the Lagos State Government, Tunji Bello, said the meeting would be co-facilitated by the Governors of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode and Akwa Ibom, Emmanuel Udom. 

He said the governors would embrace a typical position on the issues of furnished theft, grabbing, devolution of forces and issue of monetary federalism which have all picked up unmistakable quality generally. 

"The 2017 Lagos summit of the 17 Southern Governors speaking to the South-south, South-west and South-east zones is required to think of a dispatch after the pondering. 

"It is imperative to review that the inaugural meeting of the Southern Governors occurred in Lagos in 2001 under the organization of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu," Bello said. 

The announcement included that the transcendence of perspectives was that if the Southern states talked with one voice, they will undoubtedly draw in profound and trustworthy listenership.