Northern minority Reps back southern governors, ask Buhari to implement resolutions Governors of the 17 southern states on Tuesday resolved to ban open grazing in the region and demanded the restructuring of the country, among other things. ADVERTISEMENT Members of the minority caucus in the House of Representatives from the 19 northern states have endorsed the recommendations of the Southern Governors’ forum. Governors of the 17 southern states, under the aegis of Southern Governors Forum (SGF), had on Tuesday, after a meeting in Asaba, Delta State, resolved to ban open grazing by herders and also called for the restructuring of the country. The resolutions were contained in the 12-point communique read by SGF Chairman, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State.