A move to boost food production has been ignited in the Southwest by all 6 Governors of the States.
The objective according to the governors is to cut prices of food items which remain high in the country despite ongoing efforts to bring down inflation.
Governors in the six Southwest States gave a marching order to the commissioners of agriculture to begin the process that will lead to food security in the geo-political zone.
The governors made this known after a meeting hosted by Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu.
The Governors commended the Federal Government for turning the sod of the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway that will run across three of the states in the zone, and the Badagry to Sokoto Highway, which will pass through Oyo State, but urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to facilitate rehabilitation of other Federal roads in the region.
Some of the decayed Federal roads in the geo-political zones are: the Lagos-Sango-Ota to Abeokuta, the Ibadan to Ilesa expressway, the Akure to Ado-Ekiti Highway and the Ibadan-Oyo-Ogbomoso to Ilorin Highway.
All the six governors –Sanwo-Olu (Lagos), Seyi Makinde (Oyo), Dapo Abiodun (Ogun), Lucky Aiyedatiwa (Ondo), Ademola Adeleke (Osun) and Biodun Oyebanji (Ekiti) – attended the meeting.
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu was unanimously picked as chairman of the forum to replace the late former Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, who passed on in December last year.
The governors reaffirmed their backing for the Southwest Regional Security Network popularly known as Amotekun and condemned the Yoruba Nation agitation.
They also renewed their backing for State police while expressing relief that Southwest remains the most peaceful region in the country.
The governors also urged the Senate to concur with the House of Representatives by passing the Southwest Development Commission Bill.
