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Ondo State Governor, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu has been sworn-in for a second term in office, along with his new deputy, Hon. Lucky Ayedatiwa, with the governor promising to consolidate on his first-term achievements.
The Oath of Office was administered around 10:45 am by the Chief Judge of the State, Justice Oluwatoyin Akeredolu to the governor and his deputy.
Speaking at the inauguration, Akeredolu who promised to give priority to the security of lives and property of the state, advocated for the establishment of state police, saying, every state must be allowed to secure its space.
According to Akeredolu, “We have been relentless in advocating for the establishment of State Police. There can be no other way if we are indeed serious about securing lives and property.
Why Amotekun cannot tackle south-west insecurity
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Following the wave of insecurity in the country, a socio-political support group of the Oyo State government, Omituntun Initiative in the Diaspora (OID), has appealed to the good citizen of the state to have faith in Governor Seyi Makinde-led administration, who has capabilities of restoring peace and also, finding lasting solutions to security challenges that have been in existence before the resumption his administration.
The group, which consists of Nigerian professionals from all walks of life, such as United State of America, United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, China, Malaysia, Brazil, Republic of Ireland, Germany, Israel, Hungary, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Dubai, Botswana and South Africa, among other, noted that Governor Makinde’s commitment as a doer to protect lives and property of the citizens in Oyo State cannot be faulted for good governance.
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The Majeobaje Movement, a pan-Yoruba group, on Thursday, in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, tasked the South-West governors to deploy drones for aerial surveillance in the forest reserves and highways within the zone.
It also called for capacity development for the South-West Security Network otherwise known as Amotekun, saying the governors should expand the scope of their state security committees to include traditional rulers and local vigilante groups as a panacea to solving security challenges.
This, it said, would help in providing a mechanism for monitoring strange and unusual movements within the zone.
In a communique titled, ‘Don’t take the law into your own hands,’ signed by Mr. Yomi Layinka, former Special Adviser (Communication and Strategy) to late Senator Abiola Ajimobi, and Chief Akintayo Akin-Deko, Team Leader and Convener respectively, it expressed sympathy with those who lost their loved ones, their property and livelihood and those wh
Preventing military-civilian clashes in South-East
Published 14 February 2021
AT a time when Nigeria’s Armed Forces are stretched thin fighting Islamist terrorism in the North-East, banditry in the North-West and marauding Fulani herdsmen in the North-Central and South-West; the country should avoid opening another intractable theatre of conflict in the South-East. The General Officer Commanding, 1 Division of the Nigerian Army, Kaduna, Usman Mohammed, told the Senate Committee on the Army last November that troops were currently deployed in at least 33 of the 36 states of the federation. They are carrying out law enforcement assignments because the Nigeria Police cannot be relied upon to efficiently carry out its constitutional duty of providing internal security.
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