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Late DAWN Commission DG, Dipo Famakinwa
The planned meeting of the South West Governor’s Forum scheduled to hold in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, today, Monday, April 24, 2017, has been put on hold.
A statement issued on Sunday night by Adejuwon Soyinka, Senior Special Assistant (Media) to Ogun State Governor Ibikunle Amosun, said: “The South West Governors have decided to put the meeting on hold in honour of the Director General of the Development Agenda for Western Nigeria, DAWN Commission, Mr. Dipo Famakinwa, who sadly passed away on Friday, April 21, 2017.
“While we regret any inconveniences this might have caused, a future date for the meeting will be duly communicated.”
