Allow states to secure their areas— South-West govs

Chairman of the South West Governors Forum, Rotimi Akeredolu, ha said

all states in the country should be allowed to secure their areas.

Akeredolu who doubled as the Ondo State governor said this during his swearing-in ceremony for the second term in office.

He took the oath of office on Wednesday at 10.45am alongside his deputy, Lucky Ayedatiwa.

All the APC governors in the South West and Edo state graced the ceremony.

They include the Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo- Olu; Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun; Ekiti, Kayode Fayemi and Osun, Gboyega Oyetola.

The Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki and former Ogun State governor lbikunle Amosu were in attendance.

Others are the former Lagos governor and leader of the All Progressive Congress APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, and former Osun State governor, Chief Bisi Akande; former Senate President, Ken Nnamani; former Deputy Governor of Osun State, Senator Iyiola Omisore; the Ohinoyi of Ebira land, Ado Ibrahim, ministers and National Assembly members.

The second-term inauguration ceremony of Akeredolu and Ayedatiwa was also witnessed by the other chieftains of the APC across the country.