Executive Governors from four Northern states, on Monday, evening, visited Gov Seyi Makinde of Oyo state, in Ibadan, over the recent clash between Yoruba and Hausa traders at Shasha market in Ibadan.
The visiting governors are Alhaji Abubakar Bagudu of Kebbi state; Gov Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano state; Gov Abubakar Bello of Niger and Gov Bello Matawalle of Zamfara state.
The governor’s arrived Oyo State Government House, Agodi Ibadan at exactly 7.pm and went into a closed door meeting with their host – Gov Makinde.
A source from the meeting disclosed to newsmen that Gov Makinde will, on Tuesday lead the visiting governors to Shasha community, for on–spot assessment of the market.
The governors are also billed to meet with various stakeholders in the crisis, with a view to arriving at amicable resolutions.
Others present at the meeting were the Special Adviser on Security to Gov Makinde – Mr Fatai Owoseni; Special Assistant on Community Relations(Arewa Community), Alhaji Ahmad Murtala, among other stakeholders.