President Jonathan in closed door meeting with South-West governors

President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday met behind closed-doors with four All Progressives Congress from the South-West.

The governors, who attended the parley which was described as private, were Babatunde Fashola (Lagos), Kayode Fayemi (Ekiti), Ibikunle Amosun (Ogun), and Rauf Aregbesola (Osun).

Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State was absent from the meeting which was also attended by ministers from the South-West as well as the Chief of Staff to the President, Brig.-Gen. Jones Arogbofa (retd.).

The ministers were Mobola Johnson (Communication Technology), Olajumoke Akinjide (State, Federal Capital Territory), Musiliu Obanikoro (State, Defence) and Abduljelili Adesiyan (Police Affairs).

None of those who attended the meeting was ready to talk to journalists at the end of the meeting, which lasted for over an hour.

Although Fayemi said issues of national importance were discussed, he refused to give details, insisting that the meeting was private.

Fashola on his part said if the President wanted the matters discussed at the meeting to be put in the public domain, his spokesman would address the press.