The election of Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State as the Chairman, Southern Governors’ Forum (SGF) on June 24, 2024 has continued to generate debate among stakeholders as they interrogate the governor’s readiness to see the assignment as a task to uplift the entire Southern Nigeria in the socio-political and economic reckoning of the country, SEYE OLUMIDE writes.
With 17 states, Southern Nigeria is a multi-ethnic and culturally diverse area of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Since its formation in 1900 after the addition of territories of the Royal Niger Company to the territories of the Niger Coast Protectorate, the region had a homogeneous administration in 1939.
