Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has been chosen as Chairman of the Southern Governors Forum.

This came after a meeting of the Southern Governors Forum in Abeokuta, Ogun State, on Monday.

The meeting, which lasted approximately five hours, saw the attendance of 13 governors and three deputy governors from the southern states.

The governors present included Dapo Abiodun (Ogun), Godwin Obaseki (Edo), Seyi Makinde (Oyo), Alex Otti (Abia), Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos), Ademola Adeleke (Osun), Francis Nwifuru (Ebonyi), Peter Mbah (Enugu), Douye Diri (Bayelsa), and Umo Eno (Akwa Ibom).

Also in attendance were Biodun Oyebanji (Ekiti), Bassey Otu (Cross River), Charles Soludo (Anambra), Imo State Deputy Governor Chinyere Ekomaru, Delta State Deputy Governor Monday Onyeme, and Ondo State Deputy Governor Olayide Adelami.